Publiahed Weekly at 16i West 46th Tork. N. iT., by Variety Inc. Annual eubscflptlon. tiO. . Siiierle coplea. 26 cinta.
Bnlered aa SQcond-class matter December^22, 190e, at tbe. Post Office at New Yorlc. N. T., under tha.'act of March 3, 1879.
VOL. XC VI. No. 8
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1929
80 PAGES
on
' ■ ; Montreal, : S(ept.. 3;
. • Local (cabareta a;n(4 hotel d
rooms offer viisiting and local istew?
.■ a complete "Win© education in one
J liesson. There is. more inside on the
'W^ine racket, than any barkeep has
: ever 'had and enough to niake a
' professional taster out of a., novice!
.At th^ Mount Royal .H^
■ through , the mediUrh- of wh^t Jias
been, mockingly, dubbed thfe "Garte
: des Vlns," the wine buyer Is ad-
visijd not only when; how, how much
arid when not t6. drink, but is also
faced by a deitailed crop Irivestiga-
. tion.
CHampaghes'Vary ,
\, -In this investigation the wily
wipe chump learns thai ''Port. 1914,''
yie^^V/as very:. small, owiiig to a
BOYerteX<atta.ck of ;mildew.. "port,
1889," the' report; -cbndesdeiidingly
refers to as only ''fair.*' Port, vint-
age 1888. "meaiocre." In 1892 port
wis moderately interesting,' "but not
much body."
Leaving pprt. temporarily^ inter-
est Is veered toward, the alarming
conditions in which the champagnes
found themselves during several
seasons. ■ Champagne, 1875, only
"passable"; 1876, "medioxjre"; 1877,
''mediocre and acid." In 1879 dham-
pagoo was a complete biist. In 1881
wa.s rated passable, while 23 years
later, 1904, it could be guzzled with
impunity, report stilting that "wines-
were ot Gxcoptio.nal quality."
Sherry 0» K.
Sherry shov/s up rather, well in
comparison with the first two vint-
ages listed; The worst that could
be snid a.bo.ut sherry is. that in 1925
yield of useful wines was below
average. This indicates that the
..uauspful , wine.; for that soiison,
Which serves practically; the same
, Purpo.se as the useful, was prob-
ably a^s. plentiful as ever.
Burguhrlie.s al.^o rate very high,
although In 1909 only a small yield
of "indirforcht" wine. Experience
..pl-oyo:S^ that , there: is no such thing
as indifferent wine, from the point
of view of taste, price .ind effect. ■
but iTjaybe. In . 1 900 there >was ; a ■■
large quantity of Burgundy."The
Wine was .somewhat, light but pie.iS-
■ Ing." : ■; - ■
Clams top. everything, in '192!3
?'J/-I(I w.t:s largo; 1924. pretty wine's,
■h.isih : cl^s.sod. .Growths ' excellent.
Tlu; vin ordiriaire. or ^rordinary
«':yet,-.i.s both plentiful and of e.x:-
<i'|'Mf,'nt. qiiality and- has a loading
piacr^ on the card. . . • '
No-Attach Record
• ; • AV.'iiiM-fuM-.v, Cunn., Si^pt. 3. .
l!r6rf. j)l;iyc,l .• hr-ro ■ laat
■f 'lJ >-i(l)r„,L a sinUl-? attafhincnt
-'■•I'll,' .--..I'v..,!.
_ This sots, .ft roroni, as it . is tlio
iir.st .shew to /".^vhibit hore. Ih sev-
'\ v-tv.s' without cn'.-our\toririg a
.'11 dm. to .strong.-armrbillpost-
"Mi ov other, causes.
Facial Upkeep
yivian Wilson's statistics on
th.e facial upkeep; of the aver-
age show girl :
"Ten dollars for .hair waves,
$2.for face powder.. |2 for lip-
stick,v 65c for eyebrow stuffj
iOc for mascara, peffume free
from the boy friend, and. |i4 .ft;
month for manicures,
r-rotal, $18.76.
ONLY 5 VAUDE HOUSES
W IN ALL CHICAGO
Ghicago, Sept. 3.
Chicago, with over 3,000,000 pop-
ulation, oh . Sept. . 8 increases. -Its
neighborhood vaiide .: stands ; from
two to three. " Ascher Bros. DIversey
starts a threo-three-one split policy,
booked by Harry Beaumont. ,
. . At present only the Englewood
and Belmont ace playing yaude,
booked by the R-K-O Western
office. . Keith|s Palace and State-
Lake complete the city's total of
four vaude stands.
FREE SUNDAY nLMS
BIG DRAW IN PTSBGH.
. Pittsburgh, Sept. 3.
Pittsburgh's free Sund.ay pictures •
in four city parks have proved the
biggest municipal success ever lin-:
dertaken around here. For the past
six .Sundays, upwards of ;50,000 per-
sons have thronged to the parkS;
It is not. unusual early on a Sun-
day afternoon tb find entire fami-
lies .at" the scene of; the screening
with' their basket suppers, eating
there and : waiting fipr ;hours until
the film.s get .under w^ ;
■ Shortly after 3 .in the afternoon,
cars .begin arriving.. By sundown
every available parking space in the
park is jammed.and autos are llnbd
up . for blocks around the park in
every (lirociion. The Qverfiow crowd
takes: points of vantnge from the
tops 6f their automobiles and near-
by hills;
The fiv^e- Sunday films plan came
at the . behest , of Mayor Charles
Jvlino and I.s lonkod lupon fis . a
slr;.it.f'gin move in bis campaign for
ve-eU>otion this tnonlh.
Meeting in Clubhouse Satur-
day Ni^ht, When New
Officers Were Inducted
Intb Qffioer— Promises and
Pledges— For Good of the
Actor and His Health
Sales Spiels and
By Claude Bihyon
MEM B E R SHIP DRIVE
' j!V).v;t,ih, .^..pt. n.
A . .Ilror-'kti>n %viim.;in h-i'l li^'r lnis-
JVnml arro.sti'd for li.rvin-r m'i.l>^.lir-r
walk lionie fvan\ ;in rintnriiol)!!." i'<-\t\
Tlie . Cftse W;i.s pl;u?i:(l on probat ion
and .the wife lias filfl .suit fnr di-
vorr'f» on the trrouriil.s of rru";! an<l
abu.-iivc! triv'ilj'i'int.
Teohuical charge was a.^sault.' „
Arbitration for the. actor by the
actor arid the , preservation of the
actor's health. .Vvere the two big
points outlined br Eddie Cantor in
his gerieral address iri the N. V. ;A'
clubhouse Saturdiay evening, When
he and the other; officers wv«-
ducted into- office,
Walter C~ Kelly^ first vice- pres.,
fbilowed : Cantor, and emphasized
the points the president had made>
Additionally. Kelly, "The Virginia
Judge/' dwelt upon the future of
the N.\ V. A., as at present consti-
tuted.
All . of the bflicer.s and. speakers
werc' introduced by Pat Casey, the
new treasurer of the Club. C. H;
b'Donnell and Solly Ward, vice-
pi-esidehts, and Henry Chesterfi;el.d,
the secretary, also spoke, as did;
Ben Beyer who followed them all
with an inipromtu address to much
applause.
Chesterneld called attention to k
free or buffet lunch at the rear of
the hall with several waiters wait-
ing to go to worki.
About 300 members were in at-
-tendinncc. Some, old timers Were
amongst them. The Saturday night
before Labor Day had^ not been
deemed th.e niost opportune time for
the. Inauguration, but through the;
new NVA Sanitarium' at Sarahac
set to open Sept. 15, with attend-
ing: ceremonies,, it waff. not. felt that .
the induction coiild be further de-
layed. . The gathering in yi(3w of
that, was rather surpri.sing in size, ...
Mr. Cantor . fervently . pledged
himsblf to carry oiit .ali of the re-
(COntinuod oh page 36) '
War Over?
Chicago, Sept. 3.
..The salary of a German aprb-
batic turn was cut $50 by a fair,
secretary because the acrobats
wouldn't Work v;rlth an Ameri-
can flag atop thieir riggiriff.
. Secretary passed the buck by
saying the American Legion
had squawked. "
A. C'S "SEX" RACKET
DRAWS MEDICOS' NOTICE
By Request Revue
,.- rtrith ^elwyn (M.r.s'. Kdir.'ir) l.s .
frarnini,' a. revue for l.itr- fall.
'.profUif'tion hy asking frifiifls
(it ;i)cr liw.-;h;ind to noiiCriJj.uti.'
;i ny thing fro.in )jl;ifk<»ijts -to
l.!i;it. Vine-' . yiiiiiri:i)i.s, . X'.)i'l
( 'owiT'il ;inil fJforge C !,i>r.sl.Uvin,
^.'uiiofii^ ■ o( Im'I'.s, linvi) f'.oi;ie
. lhi-i)w;,'h.;. Slinw will .carry, the
nai.V(! ti:tU^ «>f "I'.uthio's.K.'i'ckft.','
It Js .cxijcntod .thiit. Mrs. Scl-
wyn will li:tve to pAy th<; cust
'and .st;i;;r! crfiW. ",
. Atlantic City, Sept. 3*
.'!I*sycho- Sexology." newest if bard-
walk racket, has run afoul of . the
Atlantic County Medical Society.
With sex literature for bait and pri-
vate consultations with wpnien as
the pay-off a pair of men hold forth
as the "Nationial Health Bureau" at
Penh.syivania avenue and the Board-
walk. .
The censorship committee of the
medicos has appealed to the State
Board of Medical Bxamine,rs to
squelch the outfit, charging it is
just another easy dough racket.
William Edgar Boyce. who claimy
to have been selected as "America's
Moat Perfect Man'* , in a physical
culture contest promoted by- J5er-
narr Macfadden, and a Dr. Peter L.
Lerch are the pair accused of vio-
lating the state law, prohibiting the
practice of medicine by anyone not
properly qualified.
. The local medical society say.s
Lorch make.s lengthy harrangues
against the general iriefTlcicney of
the rriedical profe.«jsion and offers a
vegetable compound known as Na-
tre and referred to as "treatments"
at $1.25. The box Is marked $3. A-
small - red paper covered book, in-
s<iribed as the Virandboo.k of
lr«alth''\and; marked $2, in sold at
50e.' Boyce emphasizes the fact that
'-'six whole pages are devoted to
sex." ■ :/■:;
A large .sign conveys the infor-
rnation that "Dr.." Lorch lectures
l)rivatGly to Women , at 10:30. every
morning..
Talluiah Bankhead Wilj
Keep Her Clothes On
London, J-z-rpt. 3.
T-'-Ul'lsLll jlj^y >Jih (;afl_ w il 1 _rioJ;l.ii n -
dvf.s.s. in hey dcw. iilay, "fJt't Your
.\l;j.ii.." Il:".~! tho. first .tiirif in fDiir
ye.'irs . she }i,'i.«n't undrnppd in tii"
cf/iirsi'' of ;i, flrartia. .
I'Jriy now in r'-hc'irsal fiurs for
four wf'i^ks .bi;fr)re f'ortiing 1o I, on-
dun. .('layroh <fe Wallr-r in ris.--<).'j i-
Uon. with riill)frt Mill'^r ;iro pi-'>-
'lu'-irig.
Aullii^r iii Ar.tliur Wnnjc-ris, ^
(Not Copyrighted)
Chicago, Sept. 3.
Announcer.: During the next sev--
eral minutes we will present a com-
bination of music and hot chatter
furnisJied by the Pepper Pot. House.-,
hold Remedy Corporation, which
list year sold 3,000,000 bottles of its
niarvelous pep inducer, and received'
20,000 of the juiciest voluntary testi-
monials you ever heard of. Before
delving into the choice bitSj we. will-
have a burnup rendition of "Hot
Papa, Don't You Try to Radiate
Me," as played by the Sex Appeal
Seventeen." .
(Music)
■Announcer: Tie yourselves into
your chairs* morons. Here comes a
letter from ASSte Winthirop, popular:
widow, who stays- up 'way paiat.
midrilght seven times a- webk out in
Muscatine, -la. Any gent writing
to this station will receive a pretty
good photo of Aggie for his scrap
book. But any gent who encloses $1
with his letter: will I'eceive a fiilN
size bottle of . Pepper Pot Household
Remedy, plus an art pose of Aggie
Winthrop that will, turn .your den
into a hayeri of esc.stasy.;
Good Old Aggie
"Here'.s the: letter from Aggie-
good old Aggie, 'Dear Pepper j?bt
Jlou.sehold Keniody,' .f he says. 'After
the death of my. first hu.sband in
192C, the Jury and I threw a mid-
night party to celebrate my ac-
quittal. Imagine my embarassment
when ,!■ pa.ssed out cdld and awoke
the next morning to find the party
had. mdved to xinoUier city to find
a night club. Friends suggested that
i try a bottle of your famous rem-
edy. After my noxt acquittal I
drank the jury under the table and
wa.s able to get a handsome : check
out of one .of the boys On. threat of
a breach of promise suif. I am sen.d-
ing. my : late.st/:photp.::taken by a
Greek shclk ha'med Itenry;. At first
I blushed wlvpjj I saw it, but Henry ^
finally cbnvihced .riie that art is art,
and that I must sacrifice sbme mod-
esty in order to; induce ijien to buy
your wonderful, pep.; inducer. .
."Tour bid playmate.
■ "'AC.GIE.'
".Now. While you gents fan your-
sc'lve.s, the Coquette Quartet' will
King: 'Don't Give Your Right
Name, it's My Other Wife."* -
(Music)
Anno.uncer: .^'IIl•re'.s .a mild little
■te.stimonial ; froni Mr-i. ICmrna
VVhipctup, of D.'inv.ill'^. f'ffi., but it's:
worth, wi.sln.g up o.n. 'Dear Pepper
Pot : Itemody,* lOmma wrilf-s, 'Until
I ilr.uik my first hultlo of tliis h'jre
(Continuod on pai^f.' 4i>
THE NAME .VOU GO BY
V/H r. N VOO -CO TO BU Y
TEL. 5560 PENN, I,
i TO uthiT- — — Jl
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' fa' . •" ..AsvV ^.v^o COSTUMtS TO HbNT
VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE
8 St. Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square
l?i^DI?TriM ITIf li/l MI7117C CABLE ADDRESS: VARIETY, LONDON
FORLIUIN rlLM INE-WD 6276-6277 Regent Wednesday, September
4, 1929
Warners Deal With
Engfish FOm^^H^^
British Fihn Field
By Frank Tilley
Berlin, Sept, '.3v ■.
TVariier Bros, has pitcliiba up Aii:
agreenient , with ■ Tobis^klaneQlm^^
jbeneflciariQs of; the penridnent In--.
Junction in 'Gerirr»n<ny against West-
ern iblectrici, - VThe Singinig' JPppl,"
■will be reprbja'ucedi at tht! Ufd Paijist
oh. Tphi's-Klangfilni apparatus. Thi.s
€istablishes the 'first ;prei:edeht for
totorchangeahility in Germany. .• .:
. Oermah ...apparatus, is ''fair' for
dialog hilt hot .,sp Wrni 'fpr. musrc
roproductipn. . Other' Warner pic-
tures are expeeted to c.onie .in oh j
TphisyKlahgfilm.- ■ ^ ' • ; ^ .^. ■ .1
'Action of. .•Warners in : hcgotiatinjif
iyith . th(i' Tobis-Klangflinx against
the inlerePts of 'Western . Electric is.
InterprfitGfi here as pf ifar-fiung. pps-
Bible' roactrp'n. '. ■ > • : :
An Ehgli.sh film, . rj.^ .W^
W'ith synchronized a,ccdmpahlihent
u
s S er i m po;^ e d;
Melody-' S()|; Amerij-
tiai Sensation
Th^y Draw 'Erri in '. I
MAEY aaid kAR(U
Arn(jric.Vs . only ■ native .. boi'n
Sianiose' ' - twins, . alppearihg .Avi th
their mQthor - and IBilly. .Retnhart.;
True record breakers. . ,' ..
AN ARTHUR KLpiN -TERRY
ATTRACTION. Suito
York.
BuchPS Aires, Sept; .3. •. •:
With ; A , new iBC'herne to ; handle
jjlayed oh: T'obis-KfangfUm at the I English dialog for . foreign audi' I TURNER
Ufa Universum,. W^histling, hooting,, g^ces, "Broadway Melody". waS; .a 1405 iqgo. Broad^Vay*'N'^^^^
rioting, calling out of Po^^?® Uensatldn opening at Glucksmann;s | ; ' . . ; . ; -
Bcrves ;when: Irate patrons .demand- Gra,nd^ iSpichdid^ here Thursday:
€d refund, gave sound picture.s an- ^j^g ppeQiiere every perform-
other black eye. in. this cou ahce was sold: aind people, were
tiire taken .off after; second evening, | turned, : away,, all recordjS for the
house gpin^ by . the bo>trd. . . .. . ..
Metro has overcome the language
RCA SYSTEM CHALLENGE di^acuity by supier^^^^
■ . . . i._-^_>, - the running sdehe.s, titles being in
TO^mE.INSa AMERICA] «,<^^
^eats were priced' at. three pesps
:Buehos Aires, Sept. 3. I <ahQut il.25) with coijtihuous^ sell-
Western Electric Is wiring three; MJut at thai; tilted rate,
more houses in this town, making "The Doctor's . Siscret" opened j
In all about a dozen equipped with Saturday at the Paramount house
the W. E. apparatus. and scored substantially, this being
RCA Photophone is now on the the first all-dialog picture to play
ground with equipment. It will be in Argentine territory,
installed within a fortnight or so, English-speaking residents .are
giving tha;t concern representition nPw getting a: break In entertain;,
for the first time. ■ . ment, while the native public has
So far W. E, has been alone in gon^ wild over the Bound Innova-
this fertile field, but now , is going | tion.
after business oh an aggressive
scale.
As an indication of the extent to
which South America has gone for
the talking picture,, r.ejgardless. of
equipment^ it is stated that Metro
has sold its "White Shadows" for:
eix months' solid . booking to the
Astral theatre chain, starting .Sep-
tember 6." )
dLBERT CABLED KING
Cardboard Cohtaineri
. A..iayigh for the film trade in
America M ilie. rule .of S\yedish
railways .and ; jhsiirance , cbm-
panleis forbidding' itih cans for,,,
the. transpbrtatloh of negative
and instead insisting upon .
"pasteboard containers.. This is
directly' contrary , to Anaericaii
■regulations. . . ' [' ■
Swedish; idea! ;is that in case
of -fire cans be.come heated and
explode. In Vti>er , ■words, film
in pasteboard containers burns ;
more easily and with less" com-
hustiori... .
. ;It. seems once upon a time;
there was a film:.fire in. SAvedcn.
and some, of the firemen got
scorched trying tp juggle hot
cans.
- Xbndpri, Sept. 2>
: Is England: facing a panic becau.'sc
of. color pictu're.s ?
. This qUestiPh. is going the rou.hcts
of : Wardpiir Strdct 'a.s a /result of .a;
tip-off that , British IhternatiPnal,^
strorlgest.iicompany pi^pductng . hbre,.
hag ordered all ^.p
floor to liic rushcid to ephiplctiori and '
stopped V all p^^paratiori. .6n . hew
pn«Si/ .This ordP.r includes "ptar-j
moriy- Heaven;" which -vVas all rcadyj
for shooting..
'John Maxwell has been in confer- 1
ence - daily with various .specialists!
in color phptograpiiy. Insiders her]
lieve B.I. arid .ptlier i3riti.sli ,corh-[
panies . ai;e kf raid they : will be'
caught with a buhch. of black and;
; white^ta.1kors on their hapds and no.
market fpr them, as they vverje;
catight with a load of silents which'
rieyer have been released! because of
the talker deluge. . -
British. Internfttional, : the wis©
boys believe, is 'doing .the firsl- fai^-
Seeing, thing a' British company ; has
done sinPe the big bpom began two
yea;rs ago. ■ ■ : ■
Croakers ,. ar.6^ saying the close-
down cpmes on. orders from the city
(Wdli Street of Londpn), but this is
doubtful, as British International
seems in .a sound position and has
had good fortune with its first
talker. ' '. .
V /London, Aug. 16.
Statement ..British Mast.erpioco
FllniSi ; JL.td., has'; "entered into an
agreement- with a- City iipanciai
house whereby, the. latter takes up
th'e . whole- of ;:the ;unissued capital. ^
of British ■ MasterpicQe .Films, Ltd."
oh or before Oct.^i.
Another blurb tells how eight .
artists have been sighed for this:
company's "fprthpqraing production
of. talking, fllnis." Iholuded in tliose'
are-Olga' Lindo, yiola .Tr.<^b, Lilian .
Bl-aithvyaite .. and , ]M ilton ■ .Rpstiior:
Their version :•: of ..being . sign'cd iij
they have . co.htracts whi.ch call for '
them to play, in four; films any time
wiUiiri tw<5\years~ iC they arc a^v-ailr '
able: when .called, ort. . .
Tiip pity is;.th:ere are several quite
reputable mch with .good names
mixing theins'elyps Up. in .this . who
can't see further" than tho Lamb
in Lambart. :. Their processes pf 'asT
sociatipn. have gone '.adrif t so. they
don't link Up tlie - .connection 1 be-
tween lamb and ficeee. . ' ...
OF SPAIN^FOR DATE | swANSON'S FILM OPENS
1ST IN LONDON SEPT. 9
600EEI IN SWEDISH
ASU.S.
Madrid, Aug. 20.-
King . Alfonso, was all hot and
bothered, having received a cable
from John Gilbert,, asking the king
to meet him at Barcelona. An hon-
''or for Alfy. .
Talkers are making tremendous
progress
London, Sept. 3.
Gloria ■ .iS'^vanson's : first talker,'
"The . Trespasser,'' -will .have - its
About six instajlations . I premiere at the Gallery Kinenia
will have been completed by the here; Sept; 9, with
Edwin Carewe recently [p^'^sonal appearances. Miss S>y£tns^
I fall
vWhen
Stockholm, Sept. 3." , . , . . , . v
"Singing Pool" opened yesterday dropped in oh his way to the .Ex-, arrived today (Tuesdfiy)
(Monday) at the Palladium and a position, .he gave oUr Spanish Mr. and Mirs. Joseph P.- Kennedy
big hit. Looks set for long run. beau.ts (guapas) . the double O, Hear arrived Saturday , for the premiere
Dialog difnculty was circumvent- some talk of an Hispano-American iritention is to make it, a swank
ed by distributors by Inserting company. opening,
Swedish super-imposed captions on Sidney Franklin, the first ; iahd «ijijjg . rprespasser" is a personal
backgrounds; also giving each pa- only American toreador, has caused p-Q^ygti^n ^iy Kennedy , for United
tron a booklet coritainihg full dia-. quite a furore in Spanish circles. | ^^istg^elease.
log and song numbers In Swedish! He's from Brooklyn. Jusrt a local
and English. ;. I 'lad
Same picture opens at Gotheh-
berg and Malmo, second and third . •11 in i*
largest cities m Sweden, on Sept. pQjg|g|j \^<^\jlQf and StUdlOS
and 16, respectively..
UFA-EMELKA WOULD LIKE
TO BALK FOX ABROAD
Pacent's in Australia
Bierlin, Sept. 3;
In a move to checltmate Fox: and
. . London, Sept. 3..
At the Trad* .'Union Council mfeet-
I' ing scheduled to open tomorrow
(Wednesday) at ■ Belfast/ under .the I prevent tb6 "Americanization", of
....... presidency of Ben Tillett, it IS ex-
Patent Souhd Reproducing appal l Labor desires to estabHsh union over most of: the EmcJllca. St^
conditions in the stu<lio3, preserilly obtain' control of its theatre^^^
Sydney, Septt 3..
ratus has arrived on ^he market.
. racent sells for around .$!>.000,
film and di.sQ included.
unorganized.
"BLACKMAIL" OVER HER]E|
; ■ . ;Lohdph; Septi!- 3;i,"
Arthur Pent, director; of B^^^
international, sails on the.; "iPiTajesr 1 ciTjd;: dciCu'iict ' l"?h6cbus
CO - P perati ve . bas is
:i5melka's present positipri! arid Its
urgent need, for iputijide help arisps
from the, ^ovP.rrimcnt's'. insistcnco
that it rrialce a ?1,000,6q.O back piy-
tne'nt'! for share."? of the : banlcr.upt
Company.
; ■ : ' • iiondoni-Sc^iitl 3: . ti«" t^omorr . Hp wants Ip. dispone
texplpifatioh tWup. gives '^fi^ec Ut the. Anveri|;an rightW of thp Kiig-^
nt^ to the •'Empire for anyone giv- ' iifh niado tivlkciv "Blackmail," .or
ff tHe^ 3^v(^nihH; :!^:(•wK ah adVorliscr failing^ to sct; il^.on BrpaclWj^y.. - ;
scat
ing tl
ment of $1 or', irioro..
IZFeatures, 24 2-Reelers
For Latin-America Patrons
; .. Hollywood* Sept. 3.
Claiming to have the support of
G,bOO theatres and co-operation of
thei Latin- American g'ov^rnments,
M. ' N. <!!harles of .the
newly" formed Associated Artists
!Producers Association, will start;
produeing . a series of pictures ati
Tec-Art for Latin American trade.'
Prograrh calls for 12 features and
24 two reelers to be made in both
Spanish and. English. Jack Dpnovah;
is the first actor to be signed by
this company on a thr^e-year op-
tional contract. 'He will be . starred
In the Shorts, and pa,rticipate in the
features calling for all star casts
Representative of the association
is now en route. to Spain, thence to"
South Ainericat and concludes hlsi
trip in ■ Mexico Whiare plans . are for
a studip site. Mexican government
has already offered, to donate land
and buildings as ah inducement.
Charles claims 'a,bout 10% of the
Latin- American theatres are wired
for sound pictures. Julio Serador,
active in directing' Spiihish versions
of pictures in Germany, has been
.brought here for the samp work
with the ASspQiated Artists Pro
ducers. .
.^^^ . ; W^^ start . ■
It the, iVaif of the . skedpol works .
Out as laid down, by Britiish Do-
minions Cpmpany, AVcstern Electric
ind the .GramophPho Company are
joing to hit thiis niai^kbt with native
productions for a wliPlfe carload of
disks. •
Albert de Cpur'yille .started Work
this week on. "The W'olves" with
Dot GiSli, Charles Laugh tori', F.rank-
lyni Dyall and !t)ino Qaiy.ani shopling'
their mouthis if the miite. Herbert
Wilcox is starting, on a "Life of
Beethoven," with .Mark Hariibourg
as the. lohg-haivpd Gorman piano
wrestler. Hambourg i^ doing his
dialog stuff in Englishj German^
French arid Russian. .
Also in Production
Harry . Lachmah has finished
Hardy's "Under the Greenwood
Tree" and . Is signing ' to . make an-
other for British Intbrnatlon.->I . . . ,
if they let him do his own castirii^.
Dcnison Clift is shooting dialog
sequences for "City' of Play/' which
he originally made silent fot Gains-
borough. ' 1 , . ■■■'<
"To What Red Hell,'' made over
as . a dialpg, with silent version
Scrapped, is through, 'arid the Tif-
fany folk here, say they have, a cable
offer; from Tiffany, your side, .for
$375,000 for the American end,
Sybil Thorndike and Bramwell
Fletcher — Litter one of Al Woods'
recent grab-s — are In this.
Otherwise it's a prietty tough time
for screen troupers, and witli all
this sunshine an' all.
NEWAlWtlAIiTAX
. Ducking the News Slump
Most all tiie . W*^ardour street
bunch are vacating at Newquay,
Cornwall, this ye.ar.. Must be the
esoteric connection of the nanie
with souhdTfilrris draws them.'
Ihter-use grbwin.g. Major Bell of
Parairiount has been put in charge
Pf the experts bkayirig all equip-
ment for inter-use. Thoy don't pass
ph any individual systerii as such,
but' exariiine every installation as
soon as It goes into the theatre*
Westei-n Electric and all. But now,
watching to see Avhich ; of .1;he
cheaper systeriis usually get by, an
exhib contracted to wire Pan go
ahead 'with bookings. Which is
easing up the tightness for the dis-
tribs already.
Plenty squawks lately on sharing
!terms. Little men say they can't
kick in 33%% of the gross, "pay for
disks, and the i-pst of the progra.m
and come out anywhere but In . the
red. Want disk charges included
in the percentage and a complete
program Supplied;" Otherwisp, thpy
oomplairi, they are payiiig. the talker
di.strib on the gross whioh is being
drawn •by the rest of the program.
.- New iealand's Rejections ; ;
: . Sydney. Sept. ! 3.
■. ^!.tati.slic;s jiewly availalilc indicalo
. the. government of N^-w ZPaland rc:
■ je'ctfd 31 .pictures for the .:ycar end ■
' iiig last M!arOh. . ■'- .
. : . Xciuo. be tlK'-.rcjv.ctod iiicturos.was
. : ■ / Farrbahks' Picture',
■ '■ . Los' Arigi?les, Scpt^- 3.'
\yh(ui D(uigla.s l-'^Liirbanlvs gcft.s to!
■Europe on- 'the. tour, of •• himyi'lE and
Mary'- I'ickford if is. lUul.orstpod . he
will- renin in there abpiif a/year to
mnki* a . ft'iilurc. !N?aluro or. ioeali'
uiid'i'l.i rrniu'''(t. ;■ . ■ . '. . ^ ;. .
I'luv nC'>ft IMi-'kfoi-d •lui'turo; sirhod
^rlTrtl=frTr=flTrllyA\=mn^
•This> Kiriplka cannot dP withPuf
raising capital: on Its assets; .
Dcniocratic and liberal .-press is
antagorii.stic to. tho : UfarK.nielka
deal, . as 'tlie .rf-acfiiiiVnry ' Hugpi'-iV^^
I press owns.l'fa nnd it isfoarod will^
get ii. .stVarigl!choUl on- the Gorman,
industry. ; .' v , .
.. Oii theatres, alcin'e llie proprt.ijcil
iunalgaihatibh of; iivlci-osts wo.ul'l
:g;ive- I'fa ..a ; practical monopoly of
importaht .lir!;<t. rwn.s aivd deUixi's,
,Lu.pino's Reported. Holiday^
PuttliiD off an easy, diity iiinkes
It hard, ■mil piiltina off a hfirri
duty mnkos itiinposslbic.
w.
MK. AVI) MKS. JACK NOnWOltTH
Mid Wcsi 4ini Strcot
N<"\v York ;
E. lyien . Exchafige: •
• . ; l,(iml(iji, ■ fc^t'l't. 3.
.. Pwili'U of tilTlx-1;iM iVy . WiV-t«M'h
Klvotrii--. h;is "l lf'r.b(>rf Knox ' going
tn' the !N'(AV York .ntl'w'O,'
• lj;n;;f-.n.'<>. SVivirt (;vc;i£?,' ro(;critl>- "W.
Pj, oxpnrf ni;i:i;u;iT itr Nf\v 'yorlv',
wiU ct'Uio to London,
. .LoniUiiV, S'Mit. 3.
Stanley Lupini) wa.'^ out; cf "Lnvc
Tyic's" at tlie (;;il('fy. la.^t y:i'*-k.
Ilcii()rt.«» indie.'i IimI ' iiil "niiil l)i<'.k<:T-
inir. but Lupinp's' wife dAnjod tlij.s,
...Sydriey,- SPpt: '3.:
.. Entire. . am'UseriK'.rtt ! ■ indus.try' ; -is
bitterly fighting' , intended 5 %.! ' tax
griii) on? grpss ' revcn!ue by federal
gpvernriiciJt,. Stufirt Doyle, liead- Pf!
Union Theiitrp's, is lea/clinij; fight. ; ' .
Til X gral) .won kl hvip ^ . ad.il it ion al
■|;3, 000,000 .tp;. trea.siiry .' plu's .$1 , 750:000
on existing? tax; X 'V ' ••. .! ' ■•
. : Incrcii.'^p !bn. foreign , duty frPni
SV^c to .Go -a- fppt nim :;li:ftH tariir
fmtn ?7nn;oM'to..5!i,u;|0^ooo.! .
Announccnient. .of inerca>je . cre-
ated mild .p.'iiiic on, i^toek. iCxt-hnnge;
the, aiiiU.'^'iTnfiit-- . shanks. drpppl"g
away ,d.(nvn. ■ •' ! ." ■'-
Many prnatpt^f.i. will vole : again;:!
tlie tiix' • .n't -tlve- ixoxt ' puvliaiiu'ivt;.:
T^rnrtv^TiTTRTlVr^JrlTt
rt>m(r(l(>lMie.' bill or. !p'o ou'l .of ollh.'c.
Opi)<)sili<)ii \< iili tiVwaril- the fi'i'l-
oral trrariure'r. , •La.dcr, siate.«? : th(>
iiidii>>.lvy*::; !;i>j'.cit':'^t ri'iir.c-svhts... .liic
j /;uiM'ican f'iriv\ Of pnlitifal ))ros.<iu'i\
Weather and Business
Though the wet jiateh fihi.sihed up
end last week and it's been, fine and
wxirm. this, wii ed. liou.se.'? in the ^Ves't
itncl ha'V'o. stood 'well, uji.' "Flyinsf
■.]<''l(>tH"'.:{it Empire k.oiot steady, hilt
will only ' plply a. •!-\veek. .. 'MlulldPg
lOri'immond;" !"thoUph schedulV-d IP
'i.ie' folhvw.ed. ity "ari AVitii .thin Show,'"
i."? .in j't.<i..lllh week and 'riot, .sliil.ing..
^ ."Kiiig-ror .• t)ie . -KliMher lUflcs"
■ ; .. • : '(Cbntinu'ed- oh page ■' : •.:
• . .; Miflh Pressure .Fil.in
IT.oily.W.ppd, Pi;pt.- '3. , .
; .Anlivs .■;ann;.;.'dial.)i? ■ (if'' ; th<'' h-iti'h
pri's'siu'cd .«<iil'c!?i'iian ..will bi/ . -.p'-'C'r
siMitwl ; on \ the. 'jjfi'.iM'i-i fiu' ■ tlie lii'.ir't
tinio' wlu'h ; I'ii.thc' (■'uin'iilMcs Ivl'.he
QtiillanVi 'a'^Ii and At tvin>'' ,! . - ■■:
- fiUfi-<.\ Is !' an nrii:ial .I'V' . ^•
Piilahd. ■ . .' ■ ■ V -■'! ''.'! - • ■ '-' L_
stating'it ■vva^i ihetvly a. shi.i't hnli- .Di^yi,. replied Ihict ihivUrWi^ here an'
day for iior hu.slialul.' . j.iwiUHl an'd lVnani*.ed (.•nllrMy ■ l>.v
. He. will 1»<: Tuck .Iri tluv .shnw lati f I .\u.Ntr;Vli!ii'-"= ' and. noilii'iig' Ani' rir.an
> this week, acuoi'ding to the Missus. |.ih nieihod, cyntrol or prossure,"
of America, Inc.
64' "west 74tli ST... NEW 'YOflK
MAU-y nii.Mi: [M Ai.ii-nt
Plionp Ki)ii;<:t.lt
Kc>v Classes So\y i'orininB
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
FOREIGN SHOW NEWS
VARIETY
15 London Shows Rate as
Vaude Not So Good; Tsdkers K
; London/ Sept. .3
■VVotitHer ha3 ■ been , \Vai'm and
DrigUt With 16 fehows rated as
smashes ebntlriuihg to do h^s biz,
, w;hile 'eve^^ ' b u t s i d e the
charmed circle suffers -aiid starve?
Vaudeville houses are doing in
PARIS LEGIT THEATRES
Paris, S©pt, 3.
, , V, a I Playhouses are rapidly reopehing;
differently, largely because of poor m^^y resuming . run* interrupted
bills, coliseum, is having ynexpected j^y the hotVweatlxer ' ^ ^ ^"
good luclt with Usvinnoyation o? a '/Ghost -Traih'- moves ;^r6nj:^ t^^
five O'clock, .performcince. It has Madel^i^e . to the Renaissance; •
dropped talking shorts as nas the the. Avenue, «'Tlie Spider"
other gloU house, the Alhambra, | trrench,: picki tip where it left oit,
At
In
'This, seems to have b^ph a help
Diialog features^^ draws. , /"CO
coanuts'* at the CarftOn, "Fashions
in Xipve" at the Plaza,: ''Broadway''
at the Regal, and "Bulldog Drum
Theatre Pa r is opens tpnigh t ( Z)
with ^'Marius,." Gymnase opens, to
rrtorrow Virith "Melo."^ Ani operetta,
"Flossie^" is due Saturday (8) at
the iBoufEes Parisien. "Hole in the
mond" at tlie TiVoli are aiU clickihg. Wall'' resumes at the Mlrandes, and
"Madame; X'»
was yanked. ■
did iEL flop here arid
ROMANCE IN VIENNA
Enemle," at thie Antoine;
Sacha C; ultry has a Friench Ver
sion of '^'Bachelor Fatlier*' Ih re
hear^aU ■■
Cdmposer PldnH Know Bride Work-
., ed. jn His: Show
.:<■ . yienha, Sepit. 3,.
: iSmerlch IfCainrian, , composer of
inariy operettas, is.a piincipal actor
in a.iicw. real life plot, that Smacks
of an operetta, libretto.
He- has .juist ' married
tasha> k ...beautiful but. linimpbrtaht
.Russian dancet. He'^met her at a
society function/ fell immediately
love . with ylier and ■ married her.
Later/ he. discovered'^ 3 bad; played,
iilght ' a^^tier hlght;; a small . part in.
his ''Chicago iprincess'' ar\d he jiad
;neve:r, taken any hotic^ p.f her ph
the stage.;.;
For "Gullible N^^
' . ; Londpn^ Sept,^
Jobn . Emerspri lias arrived here
atte^r- in extehded heialth sojourn on
the Continent. His throat : trouble
wliicjh caused his resignatibn as
prcsjidcht of Equity is gredtly : Im-
prpvedi ;V ■ ; '-. ••
He has .a play by hiiriself aTid his
wliie, Anitd; lioos, which be Wilt; take
tp New Yprl? at .the -end of Sop
tember ;i.n. '"Iippes oC InveiglihgTSPme
gullible manager" to produce it.|
Conyerted^-And Dies!
ian Registration
Cairo; S<>pt. 3;
A nevir law" compels irtists to reg
Ister arid pbtaln a, license .from the.l *'^® MohpLmmedain religion and was
Capetown; Sept, 3.
,; Hcdiey Churchward, chief scenic
designer for African Theatres, at
J ohannesburg, died suddently Aug,
28.;; v. : ■ ■■
He recently had been converted to
government.
To put teeth into the measure the-,
atres are held .accountable arid must
submit list Of. bookings to tlie gov
erhment.
biiried with Moslem rites.
WEATHER
s jamined
London, Sept. 3.
It is . practically impossible to ob-
tain paissage oh any . west-bound |
steamer during Septembei'. :
. Paris, SJept. 3.
Hot and rainless the prevailing
\Yeather is not favorable tp theatre
trade. ;
Brceze.s started circulating today
("Tuesday).
SAILINGS
. Oct. 4 (New York to LoridPn), W.
American tourists have blvalked up R. Sheehan . (.B^^
.a new.lvigh. water this year;' :- \ \ : Sept. 2T (New York to Paris) B,
P.- Schiilberg and; family (tie de
I.Frarice).
Sept. 1? (London tP New York)
James Carripbell: (Horifierie).
Sept. 17 (London to New York),
Derickson and Brpwri (Leviathan).
Sept. 14 (New York to London),
Ben .Bernie orchestra (Majestic).
Septi 7. (New Yorlc to London)
Budapest to Vienna for
Rehearsal&--Via Airplatiej
. : ■ . .- ■ Vienna, . Sept. 3.
For tlie revival of the' 20-year-61d
operetta, "Count of Luxembourg,"
In which Marie Jeritza is to have
the principal part, it was decided to Fridkin Orchestra (Leviathan)
have M. Ratkay^ the Original (Xibndon to New . York>
comedian. Dorothy Gisli, William A. Brady
But as . he is playing in Budapest (Berengaria)
In the summer hit, "The Wife
.Elopes,'?, the problem of his at-
tendance upon rehearsals had to be
solved. M. Ratlcay his been mak-
ing the trip each day by aeroplane,
returning to Budapest for his eve
JT'Pg performancei . •- •
s Sisters Do Well
London, Sept. 3; ■
The TJifee Adams Sisters,' Amer-
ican dancers, who have beep playing
.continuously at the TrPcad.dro fpr Gertrude Lawrerice, Betty Schuster,
several mpnths and doubling in ■
Sept. C .(New York tp Paris) Eve-
lyn Brent (He de France).
Sept. 6 (Capetown to London),
Harry W^ldon, Hilda Glyder (Edin-
burgh Castle),
Sept. 6. (Capetown to Sydney) ,
Sairipsel ;and Lepjiard (Ulysses). .
Sept. ;. 4 ;; (Montreal to Lpndori ) ,
Alan iFoster and girl troupe
(Megantic). *
Sept. 4 (New York to Paris) :
Mr.- arid Mrs. Dpuglas Fairbanks
(Mauretania).
Septi; 4' (London, to. New York),.
vaudeville, , brought an augmented
: act . tp the . Palladium yesterday.. .
Girls .now have' twin piano acr
compaiximejit of their own and other
.elaborations- : They did very well.
. Alfred. Latcll, playing an imme-
diate return at the same house,
walked out when h6;was- called upon
to.;Clo!5e the show. ;
TRYING EPHRAIM'S SUITS
_ .London. Sept. 3,
Loe Ephfaim's two .suil.s come up
for hearing this .month.
=^=Kci=ha3Hsut;^=SHr^itlYiTs^=p.u^
flcramation 'of character arid United
A roducirig Corp; for breach bC con-
trnct,
Sydney's Critic' Dies
• Ss'dnoy, Sept. 3;
^J-Q.voe Dowden. film critic of the
bun. d.«d siKVtoaly fcero 'last week.
Mr. and: Mrsi'.Gilbert. Miller, pewey
Biopm, Tracey arxd Hay, Mrs. Jame?
;Campbe; Arthur. Dent^ Nathart. Bur-
kah, Arthur Keily, (Majestic). ■ ;
Sept; 3 .(London ;tP ' New York),
Leslie Howard, Reginaid ' Owen,
Robert English, Jack Carlton,: Dunr
can McRae "(Samaria).
:Sept.:2 (New York to P,arl.s>yMax
II. :deVaueorbeil, Ed Cornigllon-
II piinier (France).
Aug, 31 (Paris to Now .Ybrk),.(5.as-
ton Bell. (Deutschlarid). ■ . :
Aiug. 31 r' (Boulonge . to ;New
York); Ricrliard IJlurivcnthal (Alin-
netonlca)..
-An'^r3i'==inr^rTr=^^^?w
Theodore Cicntzoff' (Rochambeau).
Aug. 31 (New York to .LQnd;pn).,,
llazol Gandreau (.6lymt>ic). ;
Aug. 29 (N'(?w York to Hamburg)..
Wiliem van Hoogstraten (Berlin)..
Aug. 28 (Paris to New York),
Dora Duby, Marguerite Nichols;,'
Hope . Hampton, Jules Brulatocir
(lie France).
WILL MAHONEY
EARL C ARRbLUS >"SKETCH
BOO\<r Carroll- theatrer N. V. C.
:''Ya.rietyV .said; "WiU Mdhoney is
the:, bpmedianvstar pf .'Sketch Bcok.'
How"' . that 'boy work's and ; how he
clickSi Wlieh he danced ;the fiirst
nigbters ; wpuid; hardly , let the show
proceed, • arid tlie first act fixiale was
.vfeli on its way when. Ma^^^
to appear from aii, exit for a quiet-
ing, bow,." .
■ Direction.^. ..
RALPH G.^^^I^
1560 Broadway .
_ .Paris, Sept 3.
Ann Murdock, forrtier American
stage star and legatee of the late
Alf Haymari, is expected to marry
a wealthy Cuban in October, when
her divorce from Haliam Keep
Witlliams b^comes^ final. . Miss
MurdPek returned recently, to
Paris : after wintering in Cuba.
Williams also contemplates (
matrinioriial realignment ; in Oc
tober. His new wife will be Ruth
Harrington Anderson of Philiadel
phia, .f pfmerly with Earl earroll's
"Vanities." They will honeymoon
in the Belgian Congo, where Will
iams has business interests.
By E. P. Jacobi
"JOURNEY'S END" WINS
HIGH PRAISE IN BERLIN
Arin Murdock, maide a star under
the management of Al Hayman,
who died in 1917, was sent word
by her attorney last week that a
trust fund of $250^000 on which
she was to have received interest
foir life will not be paid, it having
been ruled by Surt-ogate Foley of
New York that this fund was not
properly be<iuea,thed.
. $1,500,000 was originally willed
in trust by Al Hayman to his
widow, Minnie. Upon her death,
$250,000 was to comprise a fund
fpr his brother, Alf, and upon his
death the interest on that sum was
to revert to Miss Murdock.
Mrs. Minnie Hayman outlived
her brother, Alf, who died in 1921,
willing the $250,000 trust fund to
Miss Murdock, according to his
brother's wishes. Mrs. Hayman
died last year.
William H. Rose, trustee of the
fiind, asked ' the surrogate for a
rulirig on the disposition of the
money. The court decided that
despite the plain intent of the tes-
tator to. bequeath the money to
Miss Murdock.. The law forbids the
creation - of a trust fund to cover
more than two lives, thereby vio-
lating the- law of perpetuities.
Miss Murdock was in private life
Irene Coleman. Al Hayman put
her name in lights in a show
called ; "The Three Bears" and it
was an; inside joke along Broad-
way that the title was right— the
orchestra;; baicorijr ■ and ' gallery
w6re bare; . .
During the life of Al Hayman,
.Miss Murdock riever appeared
under other management. Their
cl6.se friendship, was xhore plainly
ndicated; by ' the ; fa;ct that : Hay-
man died in the apartment where
Miss .Murdock resided' withv her
motliier, Theresa Coleman, on Gth
avenue. " ' ■, '■
; The ruling . of iSurrpgate . Foley
also denies the bequest Of $25,000
cach ^to - five charities, including
the Actors' Fund, Mount Sinai
Ilo.'ipital, Catholic Institute .For
the Blind, and St. Joseph's Home
=For-t-lTe=A=ged7^ ■ ;' ■ ■
' . ■•. . .Berlin. Sept. 3.
^' ''Tlie. Joiirney'^i Efid;".:Briti»^^ war
piay.by R.. :C.. Sheriff, in production
at . the . KuenStlertlieatre, .won liigli
praise f rpm the press . for its artis-
tic . and dramatic ; merit, but tlie
IGermain appraisal is som<S\vhat hurt
by the repressed tone of the play
which is ;f.6reigrt to the natiye tem-
perament.
Production is a conscientious folr
lowing of th6 British model,, with
workmanlike direction by ..JHEeinz
Hilpert and .I'ealistic settings by
Rochus Gliese;
. A .weil-balanced.ipast 1s headed by
Mathias Wicriiarin ; with ; Hans
Brausewetter, Friedc.rich .Kayssler
and .Ludwig Stoessel.; ,
. Dumas. Operetta
At . the CchauspielhauS theatre
•'"The Tliree -Musketeers,'' .spce^
lar operetta, got pver by virtiie of.
its splendid cast and bi'illiant stiagr
ing, the. score being .wealv- and • tlie
comedy neglected: . ; : . .
Book is by Sdharizer and Weliseh
and .Score by • Rilph Benatzky with,
numerous musical intcrpplatiohs
Eric Charnell is the producer arid
also stag^id the piece.. Singing leads
are in. the -hands of Alfred . Jei'ger
and Gb^ta Jiirigberg, with Joseph
Schiriidt featureds
Siegfried At^no, Max Hanson and
Prude Lie.ske . .ido iiandsPmcly by
what comedy opportunity is offered.
Dolin's New Partner
' London, Sbpt. 3. ..
Anton Dolin, now partnered by
Anna Liidriiilla, formerly" premiere-
danseuse with the Chicago Opera
Co., scored at . the' Cbliseuril.
Miss Ludmilla is a valuable asset
to the . turn and - one of ' the 'be.st '' co -
workers DoUn has. had. . '
Fyffe in 0. S. Jan. 13
• London, Sept. 3.
Will Fyffe opeits! at the Palace-,
New York, Jan. 13 Under a contract
with RKO. .Although bppked for 25
weeks prigiriaUy. Fyffe succeeded in
securing a release; on the last live,
owing to conflicting date.s heri?;
MAERIAGE AS EVENT
London, Sept. 3.
Jean Forbes -Robertson, da;ughter
of Sir • Jphriston Forbes-Robertson
and Gertrude Elliott^ was ;. married
Aug. 31 to. Jamei HamiJtpn.
Who's Who of English; slibw busi-
ness attended the funetion.
Biulapest.. Aug. 15.
. Preparations for the new se.asoa
are in full swing. Silent • vs. talkie
situation has not quite ; cleared yet,
though eight of the . big picture
houses have ,'rilade ui* : their riiinds
for. the talkie. The sriialler houses
■are. 'very hard hit. Censure dues
which, are ddded to import meter
fees are very high. A number of
small houses: .iu; the country are.'
closing. They say that for the past
yeai' they have riot -even been able
.to keep up three performances a.
week,, tiieir ; only source of incoriie
being; Sunday performances. . Now.
Village, .amateur thbaitricils ixris
cropping, up fast, and Steadily and
taking away their. Sunday public.
No one knows what is goirig to bd
tlie future , of small picture houses
in 'Hungary;; • >
Eternal Hope
.. Theatrical, p'utlbok is considered
with much V greo:ter Pptimism,
tliough no ;bnfe.: quite kriows why.
The three empty houses of - Buda-
pest havo -found tenants:^ Magyar
Szinhaz has betfn. rented by an as-
sociation of brisiness men wlio have
so far not had anything to do with
the stage, and have secured Istvan
Brpdy. director of musicals and -re-
yuos, for their manager. - This com-
bi.iiation is not looked upon favor-
ably..'; . '•;■' , .;.;
Belvarosi theatre,_a $mail intimate
hoyse, has a.100%^ professional man-
Agemerit of which big things, are ex-,
pected and which has been recesived
with , much ' blowing pf trumpets.
The two managers are well-known
literary rind theatrical personalities:
Eugene . Heltai i^ , president of the
Hungariari Dramatic Authors'. Asso-
ciation,, a very popular man, arid
Molcliior: Lengyel, one of the - most
successful of dramatic, autlibrs. Be-
tween them they • promise to give
the Hungarian public at . last a the-
atre ^that will combine" literary and
liistrionic merit :. virith . iamusement
and good showmanship. .
The fl rst n ovelty of the Belvarosi
is tp be a now comedy ''iSraritiatists
a ri d Burglars" by Lengyel-; arid Ka-
rinthy, a very witty and thrilling
persiflage of the rroPk play, in
which a character moulded on the
■ (Continued on page 74) -
DAVID E. BRUNDA6B DIES
Paris, Sept. 3,
;David Earle .Brtindjage; . 46, man-
ager Lord and Thomas advertising
agency iri London, died suddenly
Aug; 31 on a Paris holiday.
Burial in England.
FROM; BOAT TO STAGE
: London, Sept. 3.
Jack Hylton, on the "Berengaria".
due. In tomorrow, will go directly
from the dock to lead his orchestra
at the Palace, Plymouth.
The Hyltbn; band commenced an
engagement at the Palace; Monday,
awaiting Its leader's: returri from a
week's stay in New York, :
"Street Scene" Going Oh
• Paris,: Sept. 3.
. Instead pt ."The Shanghai ileH-
tur.e," Wyn will produce a French
Ver.slpn . of "Street Scene" at the
Apollo.' ■ Date- is in October. .
"Ge.<5.ture" . was briglmilly ulated
for last spring.
Griffitbs Coming Over ..
: London, 'Sept. 3.. '
The Gi-ifliths Brothers; who do a
burlesque horse; act in vaudeville,
have been . added to the cast of
Cochran's .''Wakie Up and.^ 'Dream,",
for . the American preseritatiqn .:Uri.^
der the direction of. Arch Sol wyn.
, The ."teari:^'' comprised father and
son, the latter having " done an . act
of this kind' for over 50 yoars/ :
. Good Act's, Bad Spot -
London, Sept, 3.
B.ob, Bub. arid Dobbip were splen-
didly received .at the A'ictpria Pal-
ace, although they were required to
rlo.se the .show, a spotting ili.ut old-
timers deplored.
'Journey's End" in French
Paris, Sept 3.
■ "'Jpurney's End" will be present-
ed in French at the Edward VII
Theatre, Sept. 27.
It is still running at the Albert
with . an ■ Englis h-speaking cast
from London.
Meyers' Show in London
London, Sept. 3. 1,
Bertie Meyers' new show, opening
last week at Golders Green arid
currently at Lewisham, comes to
London In a few weeks.
Princes has the booiclng.
. Am. Chief Comics
London, Sept. 3.
Naughton .and Gold have been
engaged as chief comics, for a
Christmas pantomime for the Ly-
:=^t^ rri ng=«Pra ri k-i,er=Darro=
-Hollywood, Sept. 3.
;T. Ilayes Hunter wiU direct
Franlde Darro in. the first of a .so-rifs
in whiPh the youngster will bo
starred by Sonp-Art. •
J. G. Hawks is writing an un-
titled .stpry of circus life. Prodiio-
lipn is slated for |l:ie .?nd of S.^p-
tember,
ceum." . .-. ;
^ .. ..... -. .
INDEX
FPreigri . . . ,
2-3-74
Pictures .. . . , .
i
-32
Picture Reyiew.s... ; . y.-.-. .
13-^
Fihri.. Hbu.s6 Reviews, . . .
48 .
Vaudeville;. ... .:.'. : , ,'v i ,V.
33
-.47
Vaude Reviews. ... . . . ; . .
49
. New Acts;-. . ...
48
. .1^1 lis • ■• • • w • • • • » •"• • • •
50
-51-
Times Square... . . . . . . .
52
-53
. :Kditorial . . . . . ... . .. . . .
50
Women's Pa^e .... . '. . ...
55
Legitimate , , . . . . .
59
-64
; Music ., .
65
-73..
. Obituary, . ....... . .
75
('am'-.sppndonce . . . i . . ;>. .
7.0
In.side — Pictures >.....<
-56
In.side— V.uude . : .-. . . .
47- .
Insldo--Leffit . i '. . . ,
59
- T.'tl king Shorts ; , . . .> . .',
13-
I:,iterati . ^ ; .«
.-Oi_
Lf'glt Reviews.... . . .....
C3
■04
Foreign Film News . . . . -.
Burh.'.squc ..,..,•....,..,;
2 .
54:
In.sido—M u.^ic ... .... . . . '
70
RruJlo . . . . ; . , ;. . .... . iC.7-
6-3-
72:
- Night (.'lub.s,....
70
N'ew.s oi iJallies. . . .... ,.
28
Outdoor.s ...... . . . ..... .
75
Lr'tter Ll.'.-t. ,.
■ • ■
79 .
VARIETY
PIC T U R ES
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Originals Slowly
Dominating
, Novels Too Cosily;
2 of 51 Current
Hollywoodv Sept. ?.
pcmaijd, for . oriei.nal screen^ stories
Is 'gradualiy/ . reacHi ■level ,tp
dominate the present story .market
for talkcrij. ,;' Picture producers ad-
vance the reasori for such si condi-'
tiori, as , the , Inhatcd . prices , being
asked for plays and novels.' v Aidded
:cpst of making sound pictures will
hot pea-mit exorbitant prices.
PMSt;hist<Jry' Shoiws that lii a num-
ber of cases, after;.' fabulous suiha
were piiiii out for the rights to plays
and novels, it' became hecqssai'y to
reconstruct th<? entire story arid give
it a new box- pfnce . title/ thus: losing
the original valiiie the studio set out
to obtain, ;
Survey of the type of. n>aterial.
used in the 51, iCeatures iiow in pro-
duction on the. .Cpast:Shows.22 orig-
inal screen- storIes,:i4 .pl.{iys, l
els and four magazine stories.
Original ' Screen stories, include
•'His First Command" , (Pathe) ;
•■Cotton and Silki" "Devil May
Cxvre," "Road • Show," 'ATJie Rogue
Song," "Their. Own Desire": and
"Make It Big/': ■■■ OM-G-il) ; "H.ere
Comes the Baindwagon" . (ipar) ;
"Sotith Sea Rose,:" "The Tlirtse Sis-
ters," "New AOrleanS ' Frolic,'" "A
Song of Kentucky" and "Hurdy
Gurdy Man" '(F6x>:"Song of i.ove"
(Columbia); vShow of Sltows"
(Warners) ; .. "City tights;' ((Chap-
lin) ; "Jazz Heaven" and "Tanned
Legs," (Radio) : "Hell's /Arigels':;
(Caddo) ; "Welcpmb. t)anger'' (Met-
ropolitan), and "Zeppelin" arid
"Troupers Three" (Tiffany-Stahl).
Among the '. plays Iri production
are: "Lilies of the Field," "No, No,
Nannette," "The Next Room" and
"Loose Ankles" (I^N); "This Thing
Called Love" (Pdthe) ; "Duicy" (M-
G); "Vagabond .King" and "The Old
Lady Shows Her Medals" (Par);
"Skinner's Dress Suit," "Shanhons
of Broadway'' and "Shanghai Lady'
(L'niversal) ; "Golden Dawn" (War-
nors) ; "The Night . Parade," from
"Ringside" (Radio), and "Wortian
to Woman," Eriglisli play (T-S).
Stories now in production taken
from 11 novels are "The i)ark
Swan" (FN); "Trader Horn." "Lpfd
Byron of Broadway,'' ''.'Bishop Mur-
der Case," "The Ordeal" andi. "Bugle
Sounds" (M-G-M): '"The Children"
(Par); "Lone Star Ran^;er" and
' Romance of Rio Grande," firom
"Conquistador" (Fox) ; "She Couldn't
Say No" (\VB) andv"Condenined"
(UA).
Magazine stories in production
are "Seven Faces," from the Satevc
po.<!t story "A Friend of' Napoleon"
and "Sky Hawk;'" from Liberty
story named "Chap Called Bardell''
(Fox); "Three Godfathers" (U), and
"Acquitted" (Columbia).
Slaughter-Hoqse Stake
; Hollywood, Seipt.: 3- ,
Select group of writers have .
formed the False Friends So-
ciety. Motto is, "if you . can't •
say any thini? Unkind, sh^jt up." :
• Making it tough to jpini too.
Meetings are hold onC-e
. weekly witlii various individ- :
iials uriknov/ingly .having theise
special evening^ dedicated to
• them. Society figures a week
is time eiiough-fpi^ the member-:
ship to . probe the scheduled
subject and be prepared to es-
■ ppure on same at; some length.
(3r'pup is slowly; working up to
one lad whose name will head^
line • during ." 'John ■ Doe'
.■■Mbrith."'
An official kibitzer is carried '
in. the person of art .au'thotess.
who has never been icnown to'
pan anybody. Idea is that her
compassion for • the wounded
spurs, the members to. new
heights. •
. A Natural
SIWPLiGIO AND LUGIO
GODINO
And their brides and Filipino band
opening at . the Orpheum theatre,
Osikland, Sept. 13.
' Record . breaking business. liight
.thpusahd ^ attendance: .first .day.
Opinion- of northwest showrhen,' the
grcatpst box office Tnagncfin Amer-
ican theatre; \ . -
AN ARTHUR KLEIN -TERRY
TURNER AtTRACTIdN. Suite
1405, 1560 Broadway, Ne'W York.
TWO ART MIXES
Court Denies Davis' Injunction Ap-
piibatibn Against Art Mix .Prod;
; . , . Xos' Angeles, ; Sept. 3i ■
Judge (3ates, in Superior Cdurt.'
has denied the. applicatiPn ..pf, J.
Charles Davis . Productions asking
that Art Mix iProductiohs be re-
strained from using the name of
Art Mix. Davis said he had . the.
originar Art Mix under contract at
the present time and that for any-
one else to use the name would con -
otitutie unfaiir competition."
. Defenda.nt : had ' ' made pictures
with George Kestersbn as Art Mix
and claimed the name belonged to
the - fii'm a;n.d: not to the player
Situation is complicated by thie fact
that Kiestcrsoh has had. his ..name
legally changeid. to Ayt Mix. -Davis
company Ayill enter another suit in
.the name of the player asking that
the defendant b.e restrained frbni
preisenting any . player under the
name of Art Mix. '
'Tranchise'' Selling Starting
ThismekforRJU^
AIRRACESHUK
Cleveland, Sept. 3.
Though the National Air Races
here last ^eek drew in people by
thie thdusands, the theatres failed
to reap any benefits.
On: top of. tiiatj the grosses fell
off, through the crowds being held
outside the houses, day or night.
Variety printed a story' some
weeks ago that air ports and aerial
circuses were biecoming highly
cpnipetitive .to theatres.
CHAMP TURNS JUVENILE
Hollywood, >Sept. 3.
Charles Guest, gplf links Apollo,
and who has been southern Cali-
fornia champ, three times, has
crashed pictures. .
Gue;3t . goes: with Mack Sennett
as the juvenile in ''.The Lucky Nib-
lick.'' .-. -. T ■:.■■ ■' ■
BtJBBANK^S SEPTEMBER
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
Monte Blue will be starred in
First National's ''Murder Will Out,"
Lila Lee ..being the femme lead.
(Dlarence Badger will direct this
September, picture. Other subjects
to ; be started at Burbank, this
month, include ''Son ot God," Rich-
ard Barthelmess with Constance
Beniictt, Frank Lloyd directing.
"Playing Around," Alice White
aihd William. Bjtke well with Mervyij
De Roy directing; "Furies," with
Lois Wilson, H. B. Warner, Matt
Moore, Natalie Moorhead and Jane
Winton, with Alan Crosland direct-
ing; "Spring Is Here," all star, John
F. Dillon directing.
I
THIS TABLE SHOWS TYPE OF STORIES NOW IN PRODUC-
TION AT THE VARIOUS FEATURE PRODUCTION
STUDIOS ON THE COAST
No. of
original
No. of
Number
Number
screen
magazine
of plays
of novels
stories
stories
Name of Studio
in work
: in work
in work
in vvork
First National . . . ; .
1
0 .
0 .
Patiife . . . . .... . , ;
- 0 :
1 . ■
0
M-^a-M
■ . ■5
6 ■
0
I^irarnouiit
• 2 *- _
1
0 •
Fox" ..... ; . . .
2 - -.\
5 "■• ■
•■ ■ :■ :2-:
l-nivcr.sal ... . V. . . ,
■ .-3
■ ■ O-' .
1
Colunihia . . , .......
0
■ ■■' 1
■ :■■ .■ ■
Warn6r.s . .... ... . .
■ ■■ 1 ■.
...: 0 ;■ ■■
itnitod Artists. . . . .
■ ■ 1 .-
■.■.:o^- ■■
0
ChapliTi .', .; .. . .
4 • « • ^. f • • • 0
0 ,; -
. 0 . ,.
Radio . .
• •:■,«'•••••<■ 1
0
■■. z ■■:
0
Metropolitan . . . . . .
• • • ♦ ■ •. • ',■ -
. - 0-. ;
■ 2 ■ :
■■- , . 0-
TifCanyrStahr. ::,...
• • • ' "1"
' 0 ;.
TPtals . . . . . ..... r'.
11 .
?2 '
First Iiitimatioii
'\ .1 HpllywQbd, Sept.;; 3.
: Belicyihg that- tive .: tjilkers
have already shown: a- tendency
to increase the niefntality ■ of
the average picture audience,
b.ijsides attracting hew patrphs,
publishera of fah .-magazines
are gradually sU'pping into the
:highbrow forni of subjtect niat-
In bi-der to meet the de-
. mands of : a higher .class cir-
culatioh, . Coast contirigent of
cprrespdhdents arid feature
writers have been iriformed to
change the selection of their
feature subjects and. to be
more careful in. transferring
interviews on paper; Appier
sauce that - clicked with- the
shop girls a year' ago is being
ridiculed today by these same
readers.
1,000 Calls a Moitth
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
Call Bureaui established "by the
Association Of Motion Picture Pro-
ducers, averaged almost 1,000 calls
pei: month for screen credit play-
ers during the lirst half-year of
its existence.
In the first six months 5,555 calls
were handled. Average for the sec-
ond three months, after it had been
thoroughly cstabli.shed, has been
well over 1,000 per month, accordr
ing to Fred Beetson.
^'Franchise" selling to independ-
ent ejchibitors'., for "franqhises" . {*
Btidi.o Pictures ., ah the . Tiltairiy-.
Stahl output .stiirts: this weekj; First
day for : the ihccting ot indie ,ex-^
hlbs; to have the . matter explained
to them, wjts set for ' Sept. 3*. . The .
ntieietirig? will be h eld sfX Tnany sprtl.s,
with representative;a of the : pi"o-
dxicersj present. .; ■
It.dpeg hot appear to be expected
that -anyone in the indie group or
the Aliied-;;:Stiates, as headecT. by.
Abram F; Myers, will deliver a num- ;
ber .of exhibs . in a -lot to either of
the producers. From all account.s,
each .exhib; will hear an outline, and.
a eiontract .Avill be submitted,
..Just when ihe affair will; be de-
termined iphe Way or the other is
without date. One of the film firm's
men said he couldri't predict a sin-
gle thiiig in co'nncction with . the
proposal ; that it might be cicar^t-d
up by^Oct. 1 or extend into the; new
year; that, it may become a matter
of seljing the franchise to/ lhe exr
hibs as. much as it is a; matter to
sell the individual picture.;- '
Prom accounts, Radio and T-S
wilL- eacii have' a rep tp. sell, with-
out any mbve to consolidate, joint
selling for bothi '
D. W. STARTS OCT. 20
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
D. W. Grifliths Abraham Lincoln
picture will center much of its
drama around the life of J. Wilkes
Booth, the assassin.
Plan is to parallel the story of
Lincoln and Booth. Production
starts Oct. 20.
King South
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
Henry King leaves for Tampa,
Fla., Thursday to make "Hell Har-
bor" for Inspiration. This is change
of title from "Out of the Night."
With him will go Lupe Velez,
Jean Hersholt, Al St. John, Paul E.
Burns, Harry Allen, George Book-
asta and John Holland.
J. E. Goodman With M-G
Holly ^yood, Sept. 2.
Jules Eckert Goodman, play-
wright, here from New York to
write originals and ^make adapta-
tions for M-G-M.
"pally .Bread's': New Name
• Lo^ Angeles, Sept. 3. '
: -"Qur Daily Bread," .F. W. Mur-
. hau's successor to "Sunrise," .will
be *'clea:;ed by Foi under :the title
"The City Glrh" :
. Originally made silent it will have
part dialog.
^J-lOH yOUR NAME- TO
Social Theatre Gpfenirig;
Retired Army Officer^ Mgr.
South ^Xorwalk, Conn., Sept.:: 3. v
ji)ax*icn theatre at Darien, built by
a group of society millionaires to
provide - pictures for their commur
riity, will open Sept,. 5, Edward
i:)<'iafir1d, Cyril , Crimmins and
Tlionms IMcCiirly are in back of
thp.pri)j(><'t.
_^ In dication . o f tli o pt>li cy of tlK
"piaylTou.'^r', wVficTi~^'Tras^ UocffT con
siructcd in a rich Coloni.'il nrohi
tocture, is soch in the snooty an-
nounccnu'nt tlitit parties with no
less than tliroo in number will bo
tlu- (inly (tnos aiTonvmodatcd at tlic
opening.
Major J. A. t'mploby. retiring
from military .'service, will m;ma.i:«^
the theatre.
'ASTITLE
F(«'WEST COAST CHAIR
Seattle^ Sept. 3. . v
Fox theatres on the 'West Coast •
will not salvage the wreck of ICJR
and American : Broadcasting Com-
pany, according- to Harold B;
Franklin, in Seattle. He said the
proposed network Avas tehdered. some
weeks ago. by Adolphe Jjiridoh, pro-
moter-angel, but turned down by
Fox. It was riot considered profit-:
able at this time. . .
Franklin intimated if the concern
got going and over some of its
troubles, it might be Considered
latef On. . Jehseh-Vori Herbcrg have
been helping prolong. tiVe: chaih^s
life a little, aftd there arc rumors
of a deal being made. ■
Mr. Franklin, said that after; New
Year's the Fox West Coast Theatres,
will be knpwn only a;s Fox Theatres; .
due to.houses being taken over in
Idaho, jJew. Mexico and other fjtatca
where "West Coast'? does not dc£^ :
initely apply.
Rumors that the Coliseum theatre
would, be torn down arid, a business .
block" built were shattered wheu
Franklin declared hotise will be re-
modeled arid boosted, as a show-shop
in near future,.
L. A. to N. Y. '
Dolores del Rio.
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Wagner
(Norma Terris).;
Buddy DeSylva.
Lew iBrown.
Ray Henderson.
William Sistrom.
E. Harper . Mitchell.
Mr., and Mrs. Walter Wool f.
Dr. Wm. M. Marston.
Evelyn . Brent.
Arthur Zellner.
N. Y. to L. A.
Harry MacFadden.
H.ira.ni S. Browi.
Majpr Edward BOwe.s;'
Weil, folksi that-tfilR I, pTomi.'^od you is o.ff. Sime up.'sot the dope., ,Itp
di(l-^s"«li- a-swc ll „io.b„oc^r-0-viow:ing:_i:>^^^ Sontrs." whichJLd.ircW?^.cl;.
i;il have to repoat somc. of his comment:
"Again ' Al Jolsbn and , songs in '^a -W;irrier Tirotlvers talkor— AND
MONIOY." . i . . "With Jol.son, 'S^.iy It With Songs', is a inurkod ridviiheo-
ment for him n.s a screen jiliiyer." : . . . ''Tii6.Kni()ot.liiioss of the running
is due to the direction of Lloyd Baeon." - , , . - .
- Yours for Mortoy and (iood Entertiiinmcht,
LLOYD BACON
p. S. — :Running this picture so you'll recognize hrjc,'.and if we meet any-
.where we can get together. L.
HAINES AS ''WALUNGFORD"
^ . jHpllyVvOod, Sept. 3i. . ,
. Jahies Cruze will ' abandOrt pro-
duction actiVitieb . in his own right
long enough: to : do one picture for
M-G-M. He will .direct /Williarii
•Haines in.' "Get Rich Quick Walling-
ford.'V ' "
. .."Walllngford'^-, ■ivas done as a
silerit by Cosmopolitan about eiglit
years ago with Sam ; Hardy. ^
CAMERAMEN AGAIN
; . . . Ilolly wopd, Sept. 3. .
F6llowiri.g five conferences in' t lie
-ea.st with producer representatives,
the cameramen's union is preparing
to resume nicctings . with a eorn-
=nTittiT(r^f"'-Gaa'st^st-udro^itnidfi?
Object is the ironing out of miner
eontrovorsies. ■
. Ornitz With M-G .
Hollywood. Seifi,
Samuel Ornitz joins . ^i-(;-M■-'*
\vrltiT)g staff. Ho wa^» nt Uii- l'"-.il
I'ar.-imount studio for a yiar. re-
turring to Now York last spring.
* Wednesday, September^ 1929
P I G T U R E S
VARIETY
R-K-0
Ru$hMayfwceAcadei^
So great has been the fl of ap-
plications; for entrance in the school
Qf fundamentals of sound rfecprding,
to be conducted by tiie Acad of
^Motion . Picture; A and Sclehces*
It is ; probable thait it; Will b6: neces-
sary to conduct a second school lift-!
/mediately foliowihff the firstv Initial
• se.^sion runs Sept. .17-Nbv. 19.'
, ■; Academy is also ; planning to re-
cord tire lectures for the ti.se qt
future* classes and: for -the studios.
; School is -.limitedl . to 100 .hierriberis,
ihd niore than ;twice this ;number
.. hive signifiiGd a -wish to be : aldm.it-
. .■.ted::;:'- ■ '
: Wiillain C. DeMille will dieliver a
lecture on "A New Art in the Hak-
irig" at the first session, Sept. 17;
: Sept. .24 Dr. A. W. .'Nyfe, . head of
physics d(;partment, University of
Southern CaliCornia, vi^ill. . discuss
; "The Kiiture of Sound"; Oct. 1 -Dr.
. p. ' Kiiudserir . vice-president
. .Acoustical Society: of ; America and
/ . asspfeiatei ,prbfe.s.sdr of physics, Uni-
• versity ; of California, Los Angeles,
will ■ speak on "Thie . NatuVe of
- Speech arid Hearing, and pet. S. on
"Architectural Acoustics^'; : Oct. ; IS
Dr. Donfild MacKenzie^ , -technical'
service Engineer of EiRPi,' E.; . H..
Hansen, assistant to H.. Keith
\yeeks in charge bf Pox's sou.nij. de-
_partment, and' Ralph • Town send,
;supervii3ing • engineer for " RCA
.Phbtophone on the coast, will speak
on ;"RecQi;dirig Sound foir Motion
PicliireiS"; Oct.;22, "Reprpductlon in
the. Theatre" will be the., topic by
S. K. .'Wolf,; theatre acoustics en
gineer for ERPI,. New Tork, ; itnd
John O. Aalberg, engineer In charge
of repr.odtiCtipri . for RCA' Photo
phone ; Oct. 29, J. P. Maxfleld, act
. Ihg sound director for United Art
ists, . will ' spbiak on "Acoustical Con
trol in Recording: and Reprodiic
tion"; Nov. 5, K.: ; F.. ;&iorgan,. of
ERPI, ^'ili discuss "Dubbing" and
' Nugeiit H. Slaughter, chief record
ing ^engineer of Warneirs, arid Albert
W. ipeSart, sound technical director
of Paramount, . will . speak on filni
and disc; - recording; : Nov. 12-19
• practi;cal probiems ih. recording arid
reproductibn will be. discussed ; by
Douglas Shearer,, recording engineer
at M-GvM; John K. HillMrd, sound
engineer at United Artists; C. Roy
Hunter, supervisor of sound and
camera ; departments, Universal
Howard . Campbell, .director of re-
cordingi United Artists, - and L. E
Clark, Pa the's technical director of
sound. Also , on" Nov. 19 Roy .T.
' Pomeroy will discuss the future of
.sound in pictures.
yice-Presidents
.. Alt a recent dinneir of -a lay
organization';S executives In
Nbw York, ;a . facetious re-
mark carried with it; the ex-
pression,' ''vice-pi-es'dent;"
It appeared -to hit. the presi-
dent, of the tpmpariy^ at ' the
head of the table, in the hian-.
ncr Spoken. ; ; Arising iip .said : ; .'
; '/'Will anyone who -is riot
a viceT-president ; of plir com-
pany, please stand up?"
Two stood.
Fox's Music
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
In lieu of the depletion of its song
writing ranks . by the ■ Warner-
Harms deal. Fox's music fiiture is
fitill in the air as far as known.
•r-- Stiidio 'OTd N<jw , :Ybrlc li odds are
reporled discussing whether to af-
tllitite with an already established
.music publishing: ; house or form
Fox's own music company. • No de-
cision or inkling to date on which
."Way the production .end will go for
•its- tunes.. ': . • ', ■
^ Jean ScUwartz, currently in town,
has beeome amiiatcd. with Fox and
IS the first of the song writers to
.sign since the exodus caused by thie
Warner-Harms ftierger.; .
n Wire in Sure Seal
The
55l1i St.. Playhouse is goiiiif
yivotl wiUi a.forei},'n projection .syf."-
Um,. Vfa's. :
Known as Ufaforit;; and- Ufatone.
WHITEMAN'S REVUE
Paul Whitoiiiun'.s "Kinf? of J.azz"
It. J;r,fvs into- prorluftion again on
m"^'' ^^"^ ^^■''•'^'^ -Tf'^n
' ' ^' " ' ' '■•^f'" i s • be i n g n cgf ) t i -
<UN As-.th by to stage it. /
^ \\ l'ito,j,,,„ iviurnod to New York
' .uur.):iy „v,rniiiur, opening tliiit
^ft at ]',-..villnn }loy;.l..ihe road-
h'-u.se at VnU^y Strvam. U L
CUTTING 100,000 FT. OF
A cold.ny of . film
music jscorors aind technicians is
now installed on the Biirderi family
estate at Mt, Klsco, N. Y.v engaged
in. cutting over 100,000- feet oiJ fllni
do\yn to about 12,000. for; the, al!-'
Indian pjcture made in northern
Canada during the past year,. >.
Picture and expedition was en-
tiir'ely; financed by thes Burderi fam-
ily, Douglas and Shirley; Burderi,
cou^in.s, accoriipanled " the expedi-
tion which rbanied through a wild,
desolate country .all tbe way frpm
Labrador on the east cpast'/to
Alaslca on the west coast.. E. A.
Carver directed;
Burden farrilly is conriected with
the American Museum of Natural
History. It was their, interest in
the .subject -of Indians that first
prompted the planning of the enter-
prise. ; No ■vVhite riiari . appears jn
the picture. ■
; Burdens have an .agreement with
Paramount . giving that ; company
first call;. Final acceptancie has riot
been made by jParaifxiount as yet but
it is understood the piicture will he
In its final fpf m .witiyln a week. It
Is contemplated that it will be road
showed. ;
P.n the Burderi estate is a fully
equipped laboratory arid projection
room with SQUna~recording arid re-
producing facilities.
Woi*king A fir r ?! e men t -r-
Franco Equippihfif French
Studios With RCA Photo-
phone for General Use-^-
Robert Kane in 'Talker
; Charge for Franco ;
Dli^TRIBUTION ANGLE
s
Sound for Censors:
Baltirinore, Sept. 3. .
■ The Maryland Motion -Picture
Board of Censors' new sound, re-
producing appai-atus is- installed
to censor the talkers.
It is a composite sound repro-
ducing device, designed to work
With each of the various types of
talkers.
According to Dr. George .Heller,
chairman of the Bdard, it set the
tax payers of Maryland back
$7,000. . ' • -
. An mterhatiorial associatrpri, of
Freihch i^nd American pi&turo rriak
ers has been . arranged between
Franco" Filrris and; Radio Pibtures
It. is the first working agreement
of its kind under the talker cond
tion. ..'
:. Franco Films will equip its stu-
dios at Paris and Nice with v RCA
Photophphe.' sound devices. Besides
producing itself. Franco Films, will
let the studios for ariy sound maker
in Europe, ; Witii the . Continent of
no considerable width, Paris is t^s
Central to any other country's ria-
ti've film producer as his . own
capital:-. .
Going with Franco Films is Rob -
ert Kane, who has begirt in charge
of talkfer production fo.i: Radio" Pic-
tures and Pathe in thie east. His
Radio produced riiiisical, "Syncopa-
tion," .was among;. the first of the
sing-dancis screen films. Kan6 will
leave for Paris as quickly as the
.Photophorie equipment may be
ready to ship. '
With Franco's own talkers, any
suitable of world distribution will
be handled on . this side by Radio
Pictures, it is understood^ Kane
will direct all of the French product
with the world in yiew. .
Max R. de Vaucorbeil, represent-
ing. Frarico .Films,, has been over
here, since July.. ;He visited Holly-
wood' for several weeks and lately
closed.' up the Radio proposition. M.
de VaiiCorbeii sailed Monday on the
"France." ;
Franco Filhis wIH be the first
soiind studio on the Coritinent .f or
■general- letting. .
Francp, the leading- French pro-
ducer/ placed one picture; for showr
ing ; at the Craig theatre on "West
Mth; street. New York, recently.^ The
intent of the concern was to hold the
house for continuous display of fbr-
eign madcs. : The Craig's handling
displeased the home office in Paris
and the plan "Was abandoned." It
may be resuriied in soine other New
York theatre at another date.
Gentlemon, Be Seatied
' Hollywood, Sept. 3^.
After spending six months psycho-
analyzing jkroductlon for.- Universal
city, £)r. W, M. Marston, ex-pro-
fe^ssor of p'sych.Icis : at Coluin^ia ■
<University), is .en route to New
York ■ to put .; Un i versal 's sales' arid
exploltatidri •forces' on a psycho
basis. ■
The Doc believes if tboy vi^ill ap-
ply his t;hepries to both advertising,
tnd sales talk.s, circula.tion oC U's
pictUreis will leap. -';
Radio's Fancy Salaries
"Radio Revels," when made by
RKO pictures, will have but a
couple of radio personalities wi€h
the majority of the talent either
from screori or. vaudeville. T ;
. Stars of radio have not hiade fa-
vorable ; impressions, in the main,
when transferred from the broad-
casting .studio to: the footlights.
Most are shy 6n sex appeal so far
as cameras aje. coriccrried; .
Another ;reason is the dizzy ideas
the radio celebs have on- salary: It
Is - said Graharii ' McNamee, " ari-
nouncer, asked $8,00.0 to do a small
bit In a dialog picture. \
U*s Revue
lloliySvood, Sopt, 3. . .
, t*niver.sal is also planning a re-
vue for fall rpleuHc.
It will be a. super with college
iitmospliere' and i.s listed fur pro-
^luViy(:.)n=follownit«^<j6rnj>l^
i'aul Whiteman picture;
THAIBERGS' EVENT
204 Girls in Scene
'. Hollywood, Sept. 3.
• 'Vyarner's .AVill top the record lor
chorus girls in ah ensemble in
".Show of Show.'?'." .Ju.^t '204 girls in
one..scene.
. Seven other enseriilik's in this pic-
ture in' which from 75 to 160 girls
are used in each.'
. T\vo. merger meetings listed,
. •vvnth one to be^ heid today, it
i.s. .said, between repreisenta^
tivo.s of . Paramount: and War-
;ners; ;-■ . / ; ' ■ ;,.
; . Other Js .- pn.' the ; ^Pathe-
. Shubort dieal, said to have been
scheduled for yestei'd'ay ("tues-
• djiy)': -f ; :-.Nv--..: ■ • .
Each nieeting as ;rc'povted Is
.for the purpose of elcsirig up^
-any remaining ; ends cvC the ■
proposed rcsp.ectiye combina-
tions; ■ -• . '. . .
Minneapolis, Sept. 3;
Serving an Ultiriiatum. oh • Piiblix,
Brainerd, Minn., councilmen have
notified it: that if a $25,000 bond is
not. posted wi'thin five days to in-
sure the building of . a; theatre there
the license of both Publix theatres
now in operation will be "auto-
matically suspended."
A year ago F. & R. were given a.n
exclusive franchise to operate the-
atres in Brainerd on condition the
new showhouse would be erected.
When ' Publix took over F. & II. a
few months ago it declared that it
will carry out. the, latter's promise
to cori struct the theatre,
But, say Brainerd councilrnen,
there has been; "too inUch . stalling.;'
iHence tiie demand for the bond.
If Publix falls to cpriie through
with the $25,000 bond, the councilr
rnen ."say, the municipality itself will
build the theatre.
During the present dispute the
license of one of the two Brainerd
Publix houses was revoked and the
house closed for a single rnatinee.
Fox Takes Interstate
. The Irving TliallK-rgs- -.are re-
pDVtr-d c'iritlt.'ipMting an impKrt.-int
family event arnuriil Xew - Yi-ar's.
Mrs, Thalborg is N'urma Shearer. jycir wa a -1350,050,91,
-. PatheU $524,336 Net-^^
• rjri.s- Angeh's, .Sept.. 3; '.
I'athe Kx<;liange reports A net
prc^nt of $524,:{3G for tiie six months
from Jan. 1, 1020, to July 13, 1929,;
in a statement on aie at the office of
th(^ Corpora ti'm' Commi.'^sion.
Profit for tho same pfriod of la.st
William Fo'x is repoi'ted to h.iive
closed for the buy pf the interstate
Circuit in Texas, Oklahoriia and
Alabama (Blrminghani). Karl Ilob-
litzelle, head of Interstaite, will con-
tinue as its operator for Fox.
. liuying the Texan houses, \vith
one in each key city of the state,
gives Fox an outlet for product he
had been angling for, with X'ublix
tying Up the sputh otherwise fo:r
Para;riu>un t. ; With rriter.^tate Fox
got.s Birmingham as. an . important
key and iS about to~ start . building
a house in ;Atlanta;. . .
Accounts doming up from the
south .say. tliat Fpx ha.s altered the
plans; for the Atlanta theatre, from
its piroppsed 5,000 *eats .to: aroUnd
3,000 instead. ' .; / ' . ; ■
■ Before the final coriipletion of the
deal arid possession : to Fox; the
Fox; people will look over the Texan
string.
Inter.stato has . a Keith " vaude
))ooking franchise with eight years
yet to run. That angle has not
be'-n goiu* into so far l)y elllior side.
Par's 1st Hour Sept. 21
JjOU Angcliis, Si'pf,-.3.
I'araiiifiUiii'.s first raVlir) hour t:iUf's
=^lTr'==mT^STT^^rtf?^i^l=fr^
l.'i-cilrTii; March will ni. r.
TOO LOW— $100
llolly.wood, t*^! V'l .
A. r',iiiicrijn. was; fin"'I JiiiO fm-
i,'];)'!!!!,'' il.if.v Nl plant tf).) it>ii
m'ltf .'in'o. f). from an '!ici.'iijil;iiif.
Culver f 'it y ;'ippli<.(l (he iilMviV-r. .
; . Chicago, Sept. 3.
. In a settleriierit. reached between
th0 : Musiciaris' .l^nipn^ with , James
Petri Ho, . president, : :arid the local
variety the.ntre ;managers> . it ^ Is
agreed that if a hb"u.se iri^ tliat ciassi-
fication ; changes policy at. any time,
it h^iay dismiss Its orchestra on four
weeks' , nptice, regardless of .out-
standing Contract with the men. .
- Picture . theatres in town will
horeaher pay ..the;pit met* $5 a week
extra. Iri the vaude houses, with
Palace a nd State -T^ake ; .speci fi ed, the
ihcreaso will be $2 • per man,-
; It is understood here ; that - Pet-
rillo's concession for. dismissal: iipori
change ;cf policy may, Jbecoriie ria-
tionally .eftectiye with .the ; musical
unions. ''; ' v - v '
To Get Alimony---For Life
. IjOs Angeles, Sept. 3,
When ; Grace Elliot sued W. E.
Elliot, HoliywPod; realty^ dealer; for
divorce she charged, cruelty. .: Elliot
filed a cross bill to the sanae effect.
Superior Court Judge Price awarded .
the decree to the husband with $260
a month aliriiony for life. ' .
It's the first time a man has been
awarded alimony in California.
Price was represented by. William
La PlantCi .
ST. JOHN ON ROAD GANG
Judge Says $1.50 Daily Surer Than
Future Film Contract
Los Angeles,' Sept. 3.
Al St. John, film comic, was given.:
a indefinite sentence to the county
road : gang by Superior Court Judge .
Burnell. Court held that the .co'- -
median was guilty .'of contempt by
his cPritinuoua Ignpripg of the'- or-
der that ho pay alimony to his for-
mer wife, Lillian St. John.'
Actor was $1,642 in arrears when f
he appeared before Judge .BUrneil
and offered as a, defense that he
was a member of Equity and had
not been permitted to work' since
June 5. Last week,; with tlie re-
moval of the ban : by Equity, he
as.serted, lie was offered a film, con-
tract. Judge Burnell decided • that
the $1.50 pay on the road gang Was ;.
more certain than the possible big
.salary from a,' pb.s.sible film contract.
Since . being divorced from his
firfft wife St. John has rc:.married.
St. John was released Saturday
on a writ of habeas corpus given
on appeal to the Appellate Court.
St, John posted a $1,700 bond.
Writ Is returnable Sept. 3.
Equity's Casting Closing
Holly Wood, Sept. 3.
Equity .has again changed plana
concerning its casting pfTico . in'
Hollywood. Latter will permanent-
ly close Sept. 19.
Quick drop in the number of calls
for players experienced the past
week hroiUjht about the final de-
cision.
■ SCHULBERG SAILING
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
. B, p, Schulberg leaves here Sept,
22 .for an eight \v.oolts' European
trip. Ho will be accompanied by
Mrs. .^cliulberg and his two elder
children. Family sails Sept.' 27 oa
tho Il f de l''r,'irice,
' LCTTLE BOY BLUE, COtlE BLOW /OUR HORN,
yolfvE sometUimo to'^low about
VOUVE- 'SIGM&D ft
TIFFflWy - J-TflHL FRflHCMirE-
flrip . DROVE OLD hfl'M RED INK OUT.
VARIETY
PICTURES
Wjedncsday,, September . 4, .1$29
Weekly Studio Surv^
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
Production actlyity the past, week
tal;€S a gain of five units oyer the
preceding week and four units over
the correspoifidins: week ot Irtst year,
Nuriibeiv of .'features -In ^ Work are;
about theysame; tut the iodriease is
accrued -by: ad jgoins
into prpiluctioh;,. . .
■ ' Inactive piants.. are .1^^
TecT Art -and ■ Christie, .. the: ' former
two ar.Q preparihg for :<iarly prpdue-
tion; The' ;Chrlstie plant Is.; con -
cidered a dead issue) witli ail activity,
centerfed at the Metropolitan studios. '
owned- 'by • the Christie, boys.: With
63 .p.rbductions /In fina;i stages ..of
preDaratlon,' ; suifflcient evidence is
asserted tp.yv'arraht a corit
pailgnvof jibtlvi.ty:for tlife^
the-^Vear.- /- . ;
Of th^ g^rOup.in the feature class,-
M-GrlVl lieaids ^th^-list AVith. 12;/fea- .
lures ijj. worit, including the VTi-ader
Horn" company, on location: lii
Africa.- Foljowing .close is jFbx .with
nine features.
.pniyersal. has dropped consider-
ably- with but .four features and
three shbrts'. ^Flrst Natfonai • i.?
working its consistent number ' of
live, with Warners well on the end
of its feature program . with . but
three in work and two. yit.aphone
shorts added. .
.' Par's Three
raraniount is: down, to its Ibwesi
level oi; tliii. yi-ar •with;, but three
fcatiirea actti;illy i^ -ler Way and . a
fourth- in rcliearf^al. ' I'vesent plans
are to step this up to seven or ciglit
features befoi-c'tiic jnohth is:passcdr
.Both Iladio ..and TiW^ny-StaW are
Avoi-kirifa': a normal three with enough
jii .preparation- to .continue this
scliedule the next two months,
rathe and Columbia are in the. same
position, with two. features each,
while Chaplin has one, United Art-
ists : one: feature /and \one musical
short, about normal. Graze is liandl-
eapped for his . own- studio . activity
duo to romodellihgv;: . - > ^ •■ ..
• Among the leasing group. Metro-
politan. setms to he .the nxost active,
yet it can work iO cpmPahies with-
out, being cramped: forr space,, ;Tho
same can fb^'- said" of Tec-'Alrt; prac-.
tlcaliy idle for active production,
bu t a flock bl , iiidependehts h^ Ip
keep the rent .'down .In- both : places
by occupying offlbe siiace during tn<?
long siege, bf. pfeparatioh. ..Tble-
Film and . National are *efcordii^g
LEON LEONIPOCT
; Director of .Production
; (a^'sristahi to Mr^^^R
Just- 'returned vt'i-oni ahliua
j.<jim iiiiu .a^titiuiio-x * "T'"" 1 near. tour, visitirig the ..thjeatrical
plants Avhic.h-g.et a -30b. lT0^y and the^ continent.
Telfe^Film :regiatere:d the most ac , j^resejitj^^ion
tivity .last week with ,two .units and , 'jj^^^^^ fown."
'National one,' .-. . ■• .-; ■ - . ...1 -
' Short comedy grO'Up. 'picked up
with. the'Teopening of ■ Roach adding
two units..- Darmbur; -■ Sejinett and
iEdUcationjal 'ar6 .ruhriing ; normal :at
one "unit . each.
Presentation; this week— ''In Old
Cohunbia^ Buys^ 1^
TH IS TABLE SHOWS SU M MARY OF PRODUCTION AT THE
22 PICTURE STUDIOS ON THE COAST DURING THE
PAST WE£K WITH COMPARISON OF UNITS WORKING
CORRESPONDING PERIOD UAST YEAR. UNITS
SHOWN HERE. TO BE IN PREPARATION ARE
IN SUCH SHAPE AS TO BE READY TO
START WITH I N N EXT TWO WEEKS
Total Total units
. . Features Shorts
in WorK in work
last
! • •■•>'• • • • • • • .« ft
Nante of .studio :
Feature Gi'oup
M-G-M
Fojt
Universal : .. ... ...... a..
First . National.
Warner Brothers.
Paramount
Radio
Tiffany-Stahl
Pathe . ......
Columbia
Chaplin .
James Cruze;
United;. Artists,.
' Leasing; Group:
Metrb'politan
Tebi-Art . . . ;
Tele-Film' .;.
National - . , . . .'. .k.
Short 'Subjects:
Hal : Roach . .1.. .><-. ,
Educational
Darmour . . .
Sehnelt ... . .
Christie .
Totalis
'■ •>•.•,•*• • • 'ft • • 'ft •,-
i ,• .'«
ft, • • * 4 • • • ft ft .*
« • «i » •' ft ft. ^ ft
* ft.'* ft •■• •■• ft '4 ft ft\ft ■
» '• « ft ft. •* ft .ft ft ft i
> • ft' ft ■ .t ft .ft •
' ■ • ■ ft.- • • • 'ft ft. ft
I •' « • ft • • - ft '
last
Week
•■■■1i:--'
9
4
5
3
4
3
.3-'
2
2
1
0
^: i •
units • in work,
in.vyork . thib timb
week
2
. 0
0
0
0
0
d
51
2
0
2
1
. 1
1
1
0
16
last
week
'■..12.
9
7
5
■ ■ ■ "5 .
4
3
3
. ..• • 2
.2
'■:-■ f-
• 0
2'-.
■ '/Ay
0
- ■•■2- ■
■ '. ^
■ 2.
1
1
1
last
year
■ 7
5
. ■■■4-
5
.'s:-
10
.■.5-
- '2
2 ■
i
1
2
•1
0
3
2
2
0
63
Uriits
in prepi-
airation
' -4 ■
- " ■4. .'. ■
■-;.;;4
:■ :3; :
':.:,
. '. •■•5 - :"
.■• ■• 2
.■.■=-'4;.- ■
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53 ::
IKllywood, Sept. 3^
. Gol'umbla.! Picture's' has purchased
the entire : stocic . b£ the William
Horsley Fiiilfi Xiiboratory^ Inc. I>ab
adjbins. the- Gbiumbia studio.
. A part of -tile plant sold cbnai^ts
of two Sfioor-Thompisbri developing
machines,; the only equipment of
this description in the possession
bf a commerciaMaboratory.
; Williain Hprsley^ who owned all
of the stock sold to Columbia, will
.cbnttriue :ih' the. lab business as
heretofore, but will specialize on
ICrhm. work.; Thiat. part of the plant
owned by Hbtsley, as an Individual,
will be 'trailsferred to the. Sunset
frontage bf the plot.
By Its purchase Columbia prac-
I ticiitly . will be independent of any
othiii: laboratory, The two machines
hia,ve an iiourly . capacity of 11,000
feet pf positive and a little less than
thait of negative. With a three shift
[force 'thi'b- /will mfcan. 260,000 feet
daiiyi: which- . will measurably take
care pf . Colurribla demands.
.J iAniong those studios having their
own LalDS a'te Paramount, Fox, War-
ner and First N«T-tional, M-C.-M and
Technicoior. It Is reported R-K-O
I Avas a lively, contender with Colum-
bia for the Horsley property.
"CAENATldir EII)'^ SUIT
. . Los . Angeles, : Sbpt. 3.
Roland iBroWn, scenario writci:,
has filed an injurictlpn' suit in -the
U. S. District Court agairir.t Dougias
MacLeaUi Al : Christie ; ^tnd Tara-
mount-Fampus-rLasky, allegini that
a picture made by the. defendants,
•'The Carnatibii Kid," was stolen
from a scenario subm'tted tp Chris-
lie by BrpWn .called ;-|Dapper Dan."
Brown /askr, an ' injunction re-
fitraining further' usb:^ o.f the picture
and an accpuhtirtg -of tlie prpfitSi ..
CONTINENtAL'S PICTURES
Ricardb Cprtez, Henry. B. ' Wal-
thall, Nancy Welford and Jack
Curtis are in . "Phantom of the
Hotise";" .first ■produ^ipri ; bf^'tlVe nbW
COntlnentai-.Tnlking. Pictxird Corp.
Trem Carr directing on. Qpast.
Same company has . acquired
••Jazzbo," by Beth Brown. JEICA
Photophone recording: arid theme
Bongs by Shapiro-BcrnstiElri.
; Bugick Resigns
' AVashington, Sept. 3;
Adrien F.,:Busick, assistant gen^
l.cral counsel of the iJ'edoral Ti'ade
Commission, has resigned.
■ Bu.sick handled all court prococd-
CHlciffo S«bt 3 . ings for the commission in the Tar-
These Chicago; bandits :idve :the amount (Famous Players) V^oc^oA-
pieture -f blk. ■ Three . agam -got the i.nss. . Ho was. scheduled to ai kuc
familiar.- Avdrd^, "Movre. .H^jldupi'M tl^if^:^^ '"^^''?S.J^n^^
into the . headlines when , they held hinol
up a-score X)f.feirls at tlie: . local ' enforce its order against block
branch bfficb of 'Warner Bros, arid | booking
escaped •vv'lth: $2,2.00 payrPli.^
Advertising to the House Manager
Distributors In oidyertlslng their pictures to the tra,de have not
considered the iiouise. manager as a prospect for promotion.
Advertising to. the house; majiager may. become a part of ti-ade
pap.Or publicity by. the .distHbutor, It .would Seek to acquaint tho
house man, anyone, anywhere or on . any chain, with the sales
merit to the public of tj^fe Picture, tn ^Its way individual explolta* '
tion, .asicU •from the^^^ anywhere, from salcsriien or -the press •
.sheet. - ■ ' . ' ■' :' ' '■ : ■ ' '." ^\ r \ ■ : . . - . ' .
' The theory Is that the house manager seeing an advortisemont ■
addressed to him with saleable information through which he
might run up an extra gross would listen and retain the. ad, wait-
ing fof that picture to ■arrive.. If' , it never does arrive the house
manager knows: lie. will not be harmed by the suggestions. , . ; .
Such aii- advertisement woljld not supersede the press sheet. It.
virtu.TiUy would amount to a pondenjiatibn bf the press sheet, 'with.
' tiie advertisement to be a^, full of inforina:tipn- as it may be pps-
-sibie to giver but aU briefly* in single lines if convenient,
r An advertisirig display , like It might excite rivalry between the
■ exploiktion departments, since. Ih . an advCT^^^ could be. read
by all. The more ideas anything hew cah bring out tb jpfOnlote;:
. thP box office, the. more valuable it i's.;,. . ' . '
HoU.sb men. wbuid still .r.eceiv«^b the. press sheet _^rob-
ably. In a ny event there : Would be a condensed sheet in an ad on
how to sell' the picture, to the public, br at le^t. ;What thp,41^ril^
considers the best way. ' . ' ' ■ ' - ' > 0- -- -
■■ House Mgrs. NealectiBtf
House managers : have beert neglected in the iheatre.. . business.
They are Important ibfecause: they are local. The, more quickly they
are developed the morb valuable they, are; and the longer the the- .
atre tries to reach its utmost capacity daily and weekly, the more.,
necessary is the house manager.:
There are top manjr theatres to have .©Very house manager a
showman; . ^he hous0 man may be trained, even at long distance,
and at l^ast he can be; stimulated. If the latter, then perhaps the
house man will try to improve ujpon the distributor's a,dvice, per-
haps he will think up .some of his own. Maybe it wUl be the. house
manager after all who will make himself important .for. recognition
by becoming important to the organization he i^ with, whether in
Salina, Ga., or San Francisco. ■ ' - '.^ ■' ■ .' :-;■".
Statementis — Not Alibis
In the show business where they believe statementis and not
alibis, the house manager has a chance evbry ye.ek to tell, it In the
statement. ' 'y '
In Variety, for Instance, where often a distributor .uses two or
more pages in & weekly issue to publicize for the trade, couldn't
one of those pages he reserved to Inform the hbuse manager oh
these things, and the remainder .of the, space for/what the distrib
wants to tell the trade in general? . .
Whether the house manager is an independent exhibitor operating
his own theatre or a part of the chain, this, informatibn to him in
an attempt to promote the showing of a picture. In his house may
be of real use. It isn't a matter of one company's exploitation"
department instructing the house men of another chain. That is
.too slight. It bears only on the i)icture mentioned wherever "played.
And if the information on one picture may. be applied to anpther,
on a chain or In any house, so much the better. That will Jti^t
be an equalizer. . • .
And then again perhaps all applesauce and not so good., it so,
then N. S. G., even on a hot night. ; > :
i;t;
/:<■
I $20>000,000 WARNERS
INDEFINITE
, Hollywood. Sept. 3.
Janet Gaynor and Charlie Farrcll
will do "The Man Who Came Back'"
fpr Fox. Just wiien is. something
else again. I Warner Bros, is bfCierlng to stork
Picture currently has no definite holders a new J20,000,000 dcl»cnture
starting tinic, but is reported not {gg^p arran.^ed: ; Under . tho new
going into work before late this
year, and maybp next.
Zellner East for '^'Shrew"
Hollywood, Sept. 3
On his way to New York to
supervise first runs of "The Taming
of tho Shrev^" Ai^ht^ Zellner w^ landlhe'LoeW preferred, this being
..top in Chicago to confer with ,^ ^^o^^^^rj^ti^^iy p^AV. .Vrinkle in new
Ben H. AtwiU regarding special ex- i " *
finaricing plan which givcfi ccrlaiix.
optional privileges to holders, bo tlx
In the way of conyersiori into coin* :
jnbn ■ and . chbicb of Interest pay*-,
ment in cash -br . In .common -ijtoclc
The latter feature is entirely novel;
while the conversion follows much
the same plan as In the t,oow bonds
ploitatioh for the picture.
GHOST SHORT
• Hollywood, Sept. 3:
George Fawcett, In novelty short,
•'The Ghost City Whispef-s," which
, Robert C.: 'Bruce will make as one
of series for Par.
Picture will be recorded and
photographed at one of California's
♦•ghost towns" near Yosemite,
MORE BACKETS
L.0S Ang.eles, Sept. 3.
Since every conceivable phase of
campus life has been used on the
screen, Universal believes .it has a
'new . Idea in the . unsung life of a
TjQlle.ge racketeer. : . - . •
'Picture will be directed by Reg-
inald Barker under .the title of "Col-
lege Racketeer.'' " James Murray and
Catherine Crawford featured.
m\f HOUXC
MUFPyTfllO
"APPLAUSE" AT CRITERION
Paramount has decided that the-
successor to "diVjur Feathers" at
the $2 Criterion, New York, will bo
the Paramount talker made out of
Beth Brown's "Applause." -
The newest picture is .not ex-
pected to get into the Criterion at
the earliest before November.
: Evelyn Brent's "Lady"
. Hollywood, Sept. 3.
Evelyn Brent's next for Para-
mount will be "A Lady in liove,"
original by Florence. Ryerson.
Clive Brook, now in New York,
-Wiil=i«et-ivr-ji=to-plaj=-opposite.-JiorLa==
tliy- Arzner and George Dukor di-
recting.
financing. Gpldman, Sacics (& Co.
have completed underwriting ar*
rangements. - :
Warner stockholders may sub-
scribe to the hew 6% dciaentures xit
the rate of one $500 debenture for
each 68 shares bf common hel(.l« .
price .being. $525 fpr each $500 de-
b.enture. Offer .^ijes to holders of
record as of September 9. Pre-
ferred stockholders are not included, ■
unlesis they convert their senior •
stock into 'cbmmb'n ■ TDCf bf 6. S % '
Bond hpld-er^ niay elect to receive
their quarterly Interest eitiier at the
rate of $60 per $1,000 bond or. ohb
sh.T.re of common per $1,000 capital _
amount. .' : . ' '
Conversion basis is on. a sliding"
scale : ■ ' At one sharp of cornmpn jpe*5 •'
$75 of capital iriiere.st before .Sept.,.
1,1932, at, $80 up to Sept.. 1, .1935,
and at $85 up to Aug. 26, 1939. Ts.^ue
is riedeemabie at 105 to March 1,
1930, and at a "reduction of one-half .
of 1% -yearly thereafter. . ' ..
Financing is done on: a basis of .:
the sale of a .6% security at 105.
Purpose of the conversion feature .
is to take care of future growth
when . condition of the company
would justify a larger loutstandiriS
amount of common stock, an in-"
crease whioh may noi; be justifia'ilo '
at -this timo. At tlie same time it
acconihlishes a lon« term loan at a
inodbrato-rHter....- .It'wun ...the. ■ bftiubr..
Billy West, last with Fox as a
comedy director; i.s, now as.soclated
with George Lemaire in charge of
Pathe's talking .short production in
New ifork. .
RUTH ETTING
"The Sweetheart of Columbia Records"
Glorifying the Popular' Song •
.. in Ziegfeld's ,>"Whoopee"
New Amsterdam Theatre,. New Tork, Nbw
holder's side there is an attractive
prospect. of price appreci.'ition in . the
bond, in line with advancing qu.otf^-
tions for the eommon stock. Jn (ho
last few months the. use of tho. hond
conversion feature ; has infi'i-asod
enormously, particularly in the pi'l'*
lie utility fieiy
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
P I C T U R E S
VAUIETY
WM.
TIE-IN
Amusement Stocks Do Litde
To
After I making a, brave sho\vr .of
strength before the holidays, the
fipecldl amusement stocks: concerned
in merger possibilities began the
ne W week and the fall term yester-
day by doing Rractically nothing.
Paramount, on a reduced turn-
over, flnished the day net 4ip a half
at- 72 and Warner Br6s, under sub-
normal volume actually lost
While these two leaders in the the-
att-e group werVbacklng a,nd filling
the industrial leaders elsewhere in
the U'sf were going ahead In. spec-
tacular fashion. Consolidated Gas
made a; hew top and the, pilS and
inetals Surged ahead."
With Pdramount^s board, set for
;a special meeting today (Wed.) at
wtjlch spmethlrig is expected by
W£>'11 street in a definite ; way abotit
a basis of stock exchange -with War-
ner and the Pathe-Shubert deal re-
garded ■dowiitowri as oh. thei , eye of
closing, the stage was set for a
forward nioyement. A dispilay of.
strength could easily have attraotedt
a foUowing. At the opening it
looked for a few mlhutbs as- though
the go-ahead signal was about to;
be. flashed.- One of the firs.i \ciuor
tatipns to come out was 3,000 Pathe
at -.iO % with Paramount in 500 . lots
rep6rted .at, 72. When- the demon-
stratlpn peteried out and the day
passed with no deVelbpnicnt, .ex[-
cept that a sudden activity in ShU-
bwt carried tha:t. stock up nearly
5 jpolhts to the best level it has
touched since, the, sensational break
early last month. . Stock couldn't
hold a.U Its gains, but finished the
daiy arpund 44, up around 5, and
on a turnover of about 5,000 shares.
/ Cliques Hoid Off
. The Inference, was unavoidable
that the .cliques behind Par. iand
Warner Were not ready to go. It
Yesterday's Prices
.Leading Amusements .
2.300 Pox .
s.aoo Ijocw .
10.000 Par.
31,000 Pathe
2,800 Do • '
0,000 n-K-0
.2;'400 .Shu ...
13,400 W, B,
'Net ■
Hieh Low T.ast Chff.'
.m% 07% 07% -^14
.. . . 02% .01% 02V4 +1%
. 72% 71% 72 %
...11, 10% J0^4
A". .21V& 20% 21% .H-1%
...37 .30% 30% — %
48%- 44 48',4 +-i%
P..' 01% 00%. COVi -1%
; Suihmary; for. week ending Friday, Aug. 30:
STOCK EXCHANGE
they passed up a situation primed
for a; flash oh .the ticker, it must
have been by tlesign. All of which
ought, logically to mean that the
further move ahead, indicated since
nrtld-^uirimerK is still in the future. ^
: The .essenco-. of . the bullish , view
of i?ar.. is. that it hias been the obT
ject' of s.everal. bids for amalgama-.
.tlon and haS; held out for its terms;
\Vith Fox la command of Ll0^y;,. Par-
amount is probably the key: to the
film .triade at . this mom,ent; if it is to
be idid it does iseeni that the buyer
has met its terms and a sale, might
reasonably : bQ\ supposed to fix its
giiotable value. ]>retty high. .
It is remarkable that the ticker;
has doiie practically nothing to dis-.
count .all these conalderations, and
the, assumption ,i is arfnost unavold-
abic that the stock is being held
back, Par; has a reputafion for
being manipulated in all its niove-
merits, a background, which also
goes toward confirming the view
that its las^iitude ' is "inspired."
.The Shubert move is obvious.
Legitimate theatre situation being
in the situation it is, any tie up with
a screen connectibii could not but
be a favorable factor.
Money, renewed yesterday . at 9
and there seemed . to be no im-
mediate worry about credit al-
though the future is fraught with
uncertainty.
Publix Partner in BIsT Bpdk-
iniBt QflFice---^m
William Morriis; Sr., Made
Agreement-^Booking and
S ho W: m a hship :Facilitie$
Added to Publix Forces
PERPETU AL HOOK-UP
High.
• 41%.
. 20V4.
30%
.•227%
. 84% .
110%
40%
138
45
101
.;24'
27
114
flO%
■74--
14%
30
74%
46%
.03
(M%
59%
lt»
38%
37%
36%
49%
35%
27
124
iOOli
Si .
Low;
Sales.
32 .
■■ ■'. 1, 100
•F22 .
7,400
24%
2,800
108
15,000
.48%
10,000
82%
300
2.-;
300
04 VS
200
20
»0
80%
83,800
10
2,200
24
206
08%
673,000
12%
3,400
5.'!.% .
10.<),000
■ .7%
31,700
13%
0,200
3tl%
800
.10
49,800
08
80
n4%
108,000
44
2%.'
1«.000
2H
2.200
21%
01.400
M
10
20,200
riOO
25
300
7
300
J03
$32,000
03
l.-),000
S3
- 38,000
90%
.34.000
02','g
11,000
-Issue, and rate,
mcrlcan Seat, (4),
Do pref . (0%).. . :
Celth' .... . .'. ..<
Do prefi (7)..,.
(1.89).
Do pref. (2.20).......
CURB
Nat. Screen (1.00). ....
Nat. Thr. Sup..;.v...;..
BONDS
r-oew Ca, '4t. ...........
Do ex war. . .... 1 , . . .
Pathe 7s, '37.
High.
34.
24%
25%
227%
02%
98
35%
112
40
08% •
1.7%
2.'.
100
48:
■73-
■10%
21%
45
.30%
71%
01%
04
•3J-Vi
- 2{t%
2.5
2!)%
24%
107
H.'i
71%
93 Vi
75
Low.- ■
32
. 23 •
2.-.
213%.
59%.
06%
35%
111 •
39
93%
10
■24%
.•02%
45
. . 09%
9
18%
43
34%
«»%.
50
62%
4%
30
20%.
24%
100%
. 93 Vi
00%
97
73
. r.,aRt .
32 "
23
. 25
214%
00%:
tKi%
35%
113
40
'97%
17%
24%
100
, 4.*5%-
71%
10%
19%
44
• 30%
70 ■
«!%•
02%
■ 4%.
31
28%
.30%
24%
20%
24%
100%
93%
70%
97
74%
Net
Chge,
■ ■ o. .
%
• +1%
-2%
_8-
42%
+ %
-•'%
. +3%
-1%
-.%.
+1%
+1%
- %
— >.i
+1%
- %
- %
-1
+ %.
-1%
+4%
+3%
-1%
- %
— . . 1',
+ %
%
-2%
; Ed Rowland's Firm
^Hollywood, Se^
Ed W. Rpwl^^^^ has established
what he calls a theatrical clearing
house -under titile of United Aihuse-
.ment EnterpHses of Holly wopd.
Plan is^to estai)ilsh a icomplete the-
*tricia.l ia!nd screen service, with de-
partments for drama, musical com-
edy prpducfibn, niiisical coinposi-
«on, scenarios, plays, and artists'
.representation.
_ A. Leslie Pearce. heads the legit
departmont; AUbrey StaUfCer and
i' rank Hainger are in charge of mu-
sical and production work; John R.
Afoss is head man of the operatic
and concert branch,... and Kathryn
n mi- ^^^^^ casting agency. An
.has been established with
f ^. atid Cunningham dance
studio for dance Instruction. Mary
l^et^m-'is=TOrmtl^tBi^' "
Powell's "Under Cover"
. Hollywood. Sept. 3.
. I araniouht will feature :Wiliiam
^ ■JHCMl :n an adaptation of "rmlor
^'^viM-, the stage play by lluy
McLAGIEN'S SEA YARN
. Hollywood, Sept. 3.-:
. Seven players .already, lined up for
Victor McLaglen's next, ■which
Raoul ..Walsh will direct for Fox;
Fifl D'prsay, . El Brendel, . PpUy
Moran, Charles Jiidels; August 1*01-
laire, Joe Browri (riot E.) are- listed,
alt^hough the , sttory is still in the
making. ■ .
Ralph Spienci' and William Ker-
nell. are writirig the dialog from an
Idea suggested by ■ Walsh, it's • a
sea story, untitled. .
EVERYBODY IN
. Hollywood,^ Septr ' 3,
Pa the plans to Jbsc practically
every screen crodijr'playcr on. its,
payroll in its dialog vw-sion of "War
and Woman," to be made from the
story of Bolshevist Ilu.'i sian, "Zonia
Blf(^"^TTlrfy;'^°^7~'^^
Production begihs during October.
3rd Down— 5 to Go
' •, . .iloilywo.od, Sept. 3.
I.ujjin.o Lane is back with I'Mii-:
optional to flni.sli lii.s eight, pi'.'tuii.'
t'ontr.\(>t. JIa.s .tiv.> to nuike..
Sam Katz and William Morris,
Sr.^ . have : enleripd . ihto a . mutual
.agrecmeht under'whiph the William
Morris . booking agency. With its
staff, becorhies a jpar^ .of th,e Pub.lix
.orgahizatioii.' ■ *; .-.
it. is o.ne of the moist ; ini porta rit
bpo.kihg ; deals . consummated in a
long time. It indicates the trend: of
the Publix ; Theatres tPvyard the
stage possibMities In its huo^: chain
of houses. It lihks/tbe unquestioned
value of the Morris booking and
showmanship facilities with Publix
maripewer. for theatre stage' opera-
tion..' ■■
The Morris office force Is headed
by William Morris, Si-., with Abe
Lastfogel and William Morris, Jr.,
secondary only to..,the, chief. Harry
Lenetska and 'Johnny Hyde are
otlier irtipprtant heads of thp offices!
various booking ; department 3, . a :1
manned by the modern shov;^ busi-
ness' idea of the youngep and ener-
getic clement.
Sam Katz has frequently ex-
pressed personal admiration for
William Morris, Sr., as an all
around showinain, who has .ever
maintained /the Morris' office's lead
as a .booking ag^ency with . the
changing years. Another admirer
.and friend Pf Bill. Morris- in the iwc-
papding Publix system is A. J. Bala-
ban, w.ho this week steps Into
charge of air Publix stages and pro-
ductions.. These , matters , of busi-
ness and ■ frienjaship .ha,d their
weight With Morris, pere, in adniiit-!
ting Publix to a partnership In his
long established business,
Permanent Hook Up
. Pubiix is believed to bold 50%
interpst in the Morris office. . It wais
latiely closed. ^It is understood the
tigreement does not give the' Morris
office 100% exclusive booking privi-
lege for Publix productions and
houses (istage), although that is con-
sidered im material, since the Morris
office for years has been almost the
exclusive booker for Publix and its
subsidiaries. !
The purpose on both sides ap-
pears to have been to link up Mor-
ris with Publix in perpetuity, for
Publix to have the source of stage
attractions i^nd the benefit of the
Morris office show experience, with
Bill Mprris; ; the: foutider; particu-
larly regarded irom thtt
William Mbtris for years has been
regarded . as the stauncheSt , Inde-
pendent lii- the agency bu^inpss; 'He
w^s amohg the; first, to foresee the
ppssibilities. in the. picture hbuses.
for the variety stage fipld. It ^ya:s
through this vision the Morris pffice
became intimately assbciatedi In
bbokihgs with the Balaban .& Katz
theatres of Chicago, befpre B&K
went Publix. : .''
. Worked at a Loss'
As an'- agent in .the days when A'
J, iBalaban was struggling with, the
Unusual problems pf tha.t time to
provide extra attractions; in the
B&IC houses, William Morris teri-
dcred the services of hlhiself and
his agency to promote the B&K
bu.'iines.s. Later, when the struggle
had been successfuily ovcrcom*?! and
the BiStK partners could look ba.ck,
A, J. Balaban especially accurately
oa 1 eul a tedHh a't=t h e=?klpppiar0 fflec-hiad-
madc no money from its business
(io.'illn'gs with B&'K.
That wa.s the fact. Kor two yoar.s
without mpritioning it; the Morris
ollife gnniblod 6n the future of the
pli.luro. hpiisc stages show,, throwing
in it.s work for thrv few bo'jkln.g.^
B&lv. could then coni^ume, and with
;5-
"Views / That S^eak
Montreal, Sept. S. , ..
,BIg . girl with . a sense of
hiimPr, visiting "here in. MPw-
ree-al, called on some French-
Cankdiaiii frien^s> . The latter ■
Svanted to icnpw what shows '
to see during an iriipending,
trip tP Kew York.. "Whobpee''.'
was mentioned .and they wore :
hot to see . ''Beaucbup, Mr;;
Cantorr." They asked , what
was ' E.ddie.'s : .natiorialify and ;
the .giri answered: ''Swede.! ■■
, This . town is about a year '
bphind in pictures as well as
shows. / The French element, is.
• curious about- taTk.ers, -which
they refer . to its "Views that
speak.'' ; '
the Morris office during those two
yjears oper?iting 'at a net in this
B&K dealings. Bill JilPrris. was con-
tent. He had expected it. His re-
\yard Was the picture hpiise show
ais, then produced and put On by A.
J. Balaban, with B&K ah,d more
latterly Publix making it very prpf-^
Itabie for the Morris office's c.urrent
booking for them. ,
I'hese early relations tended to
bring the Morris, B&K and Publix
forcies closer together. Their' rela-
tions in every 'way^ave been most
cordial,, with the Mprris staff giving
its personal attention: to the Publix
bookings Jn the past. >s. much so
as if it were this pirt of the br-
ganizatioh it no-w is. :
.. Unic|ue Position; ,
William Morris, Sr;, has an
unrivalled reputation arid . record
in -the show business as a booker-
agent -who, was : ..a 'theatre
;0peratPr fpr . a ' sp^ell and Is a
road show director. His agency Is
international and; his .rep goes -with
that. The^^Morrls pffice always lias
beien noted fpr han.dllrig .the biggest
and best attractions, in name and
money, while its .good will In the
variety field . has never been ■ ap^,
preached; " ': '
Just how: Bill Morris' serylces and
experience wriil be utilized by Pub-
lix and Balaban . can not be fore-
seen. In a chain as large as Publix
the outlet for both are unlimited.
While Morris, pere, is surrounded
by the smartest of the young book-
ing set, and the Morris office is
equipped, to handle any proposition
coming, before it. .
In acquiring an interest in the
Morris office, Publix at once is
protected . on its bookings.
Business Romahce
William Mprris, the elder, has
had a- career that vis rone - of the
business roriianoes of the tjieatre.
Resolute arid With nerve,, wiether
brolce or easy^ nothing has daunted
him from the tiriie he stopped, sell-
Irig ads for: a tobacco trade paper
to. the. several times E. F;/Albee
tried to gut hjni out of business!
When Albee found liie cpiiidn't lick
Bill Mbirrls, be tried to iiUy him
out pr aririex him to the Keith, bpokr
Ihg o/flce, arid; a,lso failed iri that
. Morris has been behind the two
rec.ognized big. showmen of vaude-
yille, the late Percy G. Williams
and Willie Haniiner.stein. Morri.^
booked and worked for their suc-
cess, as . lie has . for any manager
he ever booked. . That .S. Z. /t'oli
succeeded in living and .selling out
for $26,0O.O;O0O. not more than a year
ago to Williami Fox was .made po!3-
sible by; William Morris in Poll's
earHost days when the same: Alboe-
w a.s ^al.sb in tent on putXingj^Il().llloji.t:
of ; business, as he wanted . to do
that very thing . likf-.wi.se with
Williams arid If.'irhm'rT.stoiri. • .
Did Everything .
. At that time and in .i\v'. Jfoll-'ind
building on Broadwuy, Morrl.H r.m. j
hLs. booking office, sui)i.)l.vlnvf the •
■(C'onlinurxl on pritro 1C> ' 1
. Indica'tiPns: point to .wliat ::the ex-
Hi bi tors including the cliains deem
a necessary admission tilt, . to :bo.
made ge;nerally. It will prpbabiy
be. in rhost instances 5 or lOc^ added
tp. the present: scales. Some cur--
rent scales run vvery iow .at . speei-
ned portions of the day; esrieclaily
;bcfore -i; p-..:m.''.' " ' [ '■\^-:
In such instancies as .the price
raise;' hais recently occurred, no pro-
tests , have been filed. , It apiijears
to b.e universally understbpd. by the
theatregplrig . pulilie • that \ talkers
have : detallPd ah. extra; cost Upon'
the theatre,: both in pperation and
in:, the rental , the hOiisP. must now
pay fpr the new talking entertalii-
ment. ■'• . -f •.
in theatre pperation, besides, the
heavy expense pf talker eiqulpriient
arid its upkee^^^^ weeWy,' there "has
been added expense:in:the .tinIon de-
partriients^ particti'lariy ' jn' the firo-
Jectlpn booths.; While the ever pres-
erit nbticeable. improvement and iid>
vancp in the quality and mainufac-:
tUre: of the talking picture speak
fpr th.emsel ves as to the extra : rental
■overhead;;! . ■': ■:[■ ■;
Didn't Know
.With the advent of the talking
picture and:, without pre-knowledg©
by theatr© operatPrs, of the favor
in which the. talkers might find
with the picture fans, the unusual .
■inyestntient created, by tiie develop^-
ment and required devices for the
theatre, there was no attempt riiado.
to proportioniately offset the added
ejtpense by an admission rise. Since
then the theatres have carried all
of the extra overhead, amounting
to large 'Sums and with chains to
a vast fortune weekly;
Now that the, : showgpers - have
stamped the talker with their, ap-
proval the ,theiB>tre mian believe, .the
tinie . is- opportune ■with the op(eriinBr
of the new season to lighten the
thieatre's burden:- Picture house ad-
mission varies in sections, from 35 -
and. 40c. or lower in riiany centers
to the 50, 60 Of 75c. out of -town
and the $1 prevalent top oh Broad-
way in the busiest hbursi. Broadway
hpuses like others have a lowr
mprning. and midnight scale.
.The 5 or' lOc. tacked on for the
public virin scarcely be felt, whereas'
the aggregate of the- extra cost
brought by the talkers on the the-
atre is unreasonably large. Any
nupiber of theatres have purchased
the necessary equipment on the in-
stallment plan, under a monthly
payment plan calling for frpm tiireo
to five years to . pay off.
. Not Cheaper
The bugaboo pf cheaper cost In
riiaking.: talking pictures over the
silent was long since, dissipated.
With, tilker callirig for the most
sitilled of taierit in its every de-
paVtriii eh it , ■ besides ;the" frond f unriiri g ;
.to the heavily produced iiiuslcals,
production investment ha,s mpun ted
accordingly. . This initial cost at
the studio: reacts to the tl^eatro.
stage;.': ■ ■
; It is expected that "the; increased
scale will go -Irito, coriirnbn, effect by
October 1, with or -without ah-
hpuncenient. ^• - .
Moton, Fox N. Ei P. A^l
.: Riisflcll Moon, formerly With; Par-
ariiount, has been apppinted jireSS
represeritative fpf . the Fox New
England theatres, under supervision
of Ilfenshcl Stuart:
PAODEO CELU. NO. 2
THIS EXHIBITOR D/ON T
J^IGN ON TIMe FOR A
TIFFANY -sTTANL
FRANCHIsTEr
8
VARIETY
PICTURE GROSSES
Wiednesday, September 4, 1920
loop Film Houses Bounded Over
Averages last Ift.; Chieago
■:: ChicaiTo, Sept. Z' .
. V;;.^.;.\-. Weather,. Fair .■'
• PVa.ctic<iHy air Loop lio^ si^ov^-
Mvorage last AYcek. Greatest jump
.over riorih^ gross ■was the, $48,?0.t)
at the .Oriental, .by .ftoplvie- 1!ucker
in person .and In . "Hoiiky T.6nk': oil
: tlie screen. Miss Tuek,er was ln;;oh
$1,500 saliary and, a pei'eentage, . and
sot. about .$7,000 above the . salory.
Notices oh the felctiire mildly fevyov-
■ able. ■ .
Ghicaffo wfts downto'wn. leader as
lisuair with ■ $49,000 for /'The'. Girl In
the .Show," . At McVicker's, ^ "Four
, .Keathers opened- very ■ big witli/?37j-
" 00.0 and " strong no tices. ' : ' y
. "Black Watch,;? in its- 2d-. Loop
..showiher; gave Vthe Monroo ■,.$2,000
above, normal . with $5,700.. . -Little
Orpheum also was above its u-sunl.
biz; drawing 1 0,300' .with the dialog
^^oWs^suid Music" Sent
■ San Priflnoi.sco,- Sept. a.
. Business spotty amorig the;, niain
stem flicker, palaces last week, '.sornc
sliiiping considerably; i:^;. . - ' ; •
■ The hiige Fox witli'. "Wordi? and
Music", was off on the Aycek to $52,-
400; blamed chiefly on the picture.
Gx^Jiriadxii with ::The Greene .^lurder" :
copped dne of the bctit grosses it
ha.s- had. in noma month."?..' Wa.rficld
held' up strong, witli second week of
"Madame X," but the California gPt
a walloping :with "Dance of Life,"
-on i ts /hold oypr week. ■ ^
. -. ;.''lhnocent-s of Paris,*', that has
hung, up a. record at the, St, Fran -
ciW sli6wed. ;the first, sighs of bfeing
version of a remake, ."Thoi.Hotteh- I, tj^roiiirh' hitting tinder average,.
tot." Keviciws on this vejf:y good, "
Ken Murray's first picture, .''Half -
Marriage,!*: at . the Slate - liaKe,
coupled with Ben i3ard headlining
the .vaudb. brought a $24,000 week,
sluhip from recent grosses, but still
.higher than the ^ house a;yera:ge.
"Behind. That Curtain" fini.shed .two
weeks at the- Boosfevelt, starting at
It will comie off next week,
The two AVagnon houses, Embassy
with ."Argyle Case?' and Davies with
■•Masquerade" only fair-. :
> . E&tirhates: foi* . Last Week.
;;• Fix (Fo3c-"VVost' Cbast) (5,000 ; 50-'
65r75-$I)— "Woi'ds- and. . Muisic"
(Fox). Didn't' sing very hea.vy,; b. o. •
$28 000 and dropping to $22,000 iii I tunc and. gross. Avell below average
final- week;' ' ■■ ' ::-v . ;.'' her6.v'$52,40p.v;- ■ .
At the Studebaker, "Paris Bound';.'. Warfield (Fox.-West Coast) <2,-
cidsed a fout-iveek . ^'iin at $1 top- 672; 50-65k90).— "MadameOC" (MrG- .
aivd. - house^ will shortly revert to M) 2d week satisfactory.. Business
legit- Grosses- during' the mojith de.-: 1 reported, better . than ; in any other
LIKE AN INSO RANGE POLICY
ftene^ying contracts with Meyer
liavis has becaxne a regular policy
with eimployers of MEYER DAVIS'
OBCtlESTltAS..
iVs' "insurance ;that 'provides free-
dom, from musical ap^iety and: diis-:
appointment..
The FOX THEATRE, . WashlngT
ton, D. C.; again . renew^ed its .con-
tract Avlth Meyer Davis for the third
season,' starting September 1.
Balto. Going Into New Season With
No Vaude; Fbt in 18 Years
JOISON'S REP DREW
P,800,GRAIiD,PTSBGHi
: . / : V' Pittsburigft, .Sept. .
(Drawing Pppuliatioii, 1,(X)Q,000) .
Weather; Cool
cltiy BO. far. played. $18,S00.
Granjida, (Publix.) C2.698; 35-50-
65f $l)— ^'Greene .: Murdei'" • (Par.>
Smash from opening day, $27,000.
' Califorrrta (Publix) ( 2.20O; . 35-50-
65r90)'-^"Dance of Life" (Par) 2d
wfeeik a bust ' for this house.;. Attends
ahce started light and stayed that
way. $14,70O;
St. Francis (iPubllx). (1,375; 35-
.50r65-9X))— :v'Inriocents of Paris" tSth
week dropped several, grand 'below
average it has.bech hitting. Off next
week; :$&,800. :^ '.
EiVibassy (Wagnbn) (1,365; 50-65
9())-^'^Argyle tJase*' (WB). . Started
fairly big; but hot as heavy as
hoped. $14,500'.. .
-.Davies (Wagnon) (1*150 ;' ; 35-50
65-90)— "Miasquerade" (Fox). Fair
&al't. $10,000.
H;0: IN TACOMA
"Dru'riitmonaV Does AH5^^^
Mouse
■ Baltimore/ Sept.. 3.
(Dravving P'opulationr 8W,000> .
Weather: Fine :
indoor , atnusement lineup, 'took, a
big jump Monday \y.lth. the itiyoli .
and thp Hippbdrbme .rcturnlug.-. to •
the ■picture hpuse. lineup, and tl\e .'
Maryland once more catering (o ilie -
Ye'st'eiHiay Labor' Day and, pe .Next week the legiti. l*\)r(l'.'4 -
endai', • the season should have will -join the picture ranks: for siic
.bpehed.: -But thei-e '. .can't be ah days, Wltli. ^the jtuigle. . "J;in*^o."
bpenliig when, there's 110 : closing:. Hoiis^a bo.oked foi* legit theroalter.
Sumiher • heVer felthere, .biz tHrqugH- Sept.' 14. Auiditioriuirt . begins .its . new . ..
out J uly and •■ Augvist approacliihg super-^picturersyniphbriy " orchesli-iL. ■ '
the liest .the ."VvLnter mohths offer, policy with "The Awful Truth" on ..
ConsIdering"s.feasbh, groijscs Of last the: ilrst screen. ..
CO days In do - luxe .houses . little Combo Hip returns with vaude
short of amazing, ' No :. beachea as the sta:gb end' bf its bill. It's :.:
around ifto lure them oVeif \v:eek- a temporary arrangoment; -aS tlie .
«jnda. : - :. .. tab stage stock policy i.s to resumed .
Penn had another, big week witli' with a similar jpolicy on Keith'.'j stage-
Dr; Fu Manchvi;:- (Par) .ahd Teddy iJaitimore for the first : time in 18 . '
Joyce's: 2.d week bri; return as ni. c; years will be -without viaud.ev>llo..'
$42;500, 'slightly above, preqeding- . Pictyrd'houses got a good AV'cdtlabr
\v6ek and clbise to house record, break again last week, with cool
"Say It With Songs" (VVB) drew nights;. bpOstini^f the; aftcr-dinnei:;
virtual capacity in first full week intake, .Thi^i pluis exception
at Grand; around $.26;.800i • NptiGcs Avbathex '.s.crecn farO, ^ a^^^ ;.
didn't help any but; mob . flocked to [ce.pt.ional, summbrtinic trade, both,
see : hiVn on ' strength of . "Singing ; the Century ' and the Stanley run—
Fodh" - Mjit trade .big,; Svomen dom-^ nihg substantially ahead of , /iguf es,
inatirig.; . Should last at lea last year.
2d
clined slowly from $0,000 start .-to
$7,000 ■ finish. . Glass trade.- sought ,
and secured, '
Fo-urth week of . "On With Sho-w'!
gave United Artists ,::$22,0p0 one
week to go.
Esti m ates for Last .Week
Chicia^^o (Publix)— "Girl In Show"
(M-G-M) stage show (4,400; 50-75).
Good at $49,000; no "name" ! assist
on stage.
M c V i c k e r ' s (Publix) "Four
Feathers;*' silent (Par). (1,865; 50-
75). Very big start at $37,000. . ;
Monroe (Fox)— "Black Watch"
(Fox) (1,000; 50-75). 2d Loop run;
considerably above nor'rhal at $5,700.
. Oriental ( Publix) rT:"Honky Tbhk"
(WB> Sophie Tucker also on stage
(3.500; 50-75). Big we6k at :$48:,500,
Orpheurn (Warner)— "The Hotten-
tot" (WB) (760 ; : 60) , Nic6,:49,500.
Roosevelt (Publlx)-T"BeliIrid That
Curtain" (Fox) (1,500 ; 50-75). .Last
six days, $22„poO; 1st. weiek, $28,000.;
eke. . '
State-Lake (R-K-O)— 'Half Mar-
riage" (Radio) vaude (2,700; 50-,76).
$24,000; tinder redent W6eks, bvit
good. .
S t u d (B b a k e r (IrisuU) — '.Tarls
Bound" (Pathe) (1,275; 50-$l). 4;th,
(Inal week, $7,00.0; started satisfac- , . t^^.,^*™ r^w,, a^f^* 9
lorily at $9,()00 ; house- back to legit. : i^ansas cuy, . &epi. 6.
United Artists (UA)— "On With Dressing himselt and the girl
Show" (WB) (i,'?00;^ 50-75). ATery usherettes of the local iPantages ac-
^'"^^rJ^ l^^^^in coraing to the costume worn by the
for another; opened to $33.opo., I star of the curreht ijlcture' appear*
. , to be unique, ballyhoo throughout
^'Curtain" Got $22,000; .at each wbek by. Louis Charnisky,
Morttreal— Gtiod
I'aiace, iyioniredl— \:iUUU | ^^j^ ,i;ostumlng thing Chamisky
has kept lip. for several weeks. Last
week, with : "The Black. Watch"
playing, the. manager and the gals
were In kilts. Among: the pictures,
billed fOif Pantaises is "The Pall of
Eve," and tlie customers are
that style of
■ . .; ; > ;■: . ^ TacbiTUt, Sept.. 3;
(drawing popuiatron, 123,000) "
. WeatKerJ cooler
With '- Pan.tag.bs and Broadw-ay
closed; biz' up in re.st. . . :
"BuUdbg Drummbhd" :.opened big
at Blue. Mouse and.- seenis: set for
threb weeks. Now . in 2d week.
-Rialto -and Coloriial,; Fox houses, hit
On .all six, former with.. "Irish .Eyes,"
latter with ''^uke Steps Out.'.? ; .
. Estimates for Last VVeek
.Blue Moiise (Hariirick) , (650; . 25-
75) "Bulldog Druniinond'.V:(UA)-. (2d
week).' Goodi .■$4,500. ..
. Rralto (Fox) (1,250'; 25-35-50)
"Irish Eyes" (FN). Good, $6,300,
Colonial (FoJc) (850; 25-50)
"Duke Steps Out" (M-G-M). . Solid.
(SJOO. ::■;;■:■■ : ■
Argyle Case? -.(.VVB) v-'dll. liked
at Stanley whfere. biz", jumped .to
ii30jO:oO, indicating renewed popu-
larity for this, -stiind. ,: ''Wheel of
Life" ' (Pai*) ordinary . ' at Aldine.
\bbut. $9,000; ' . Harris-.: si iglitly to
front with . "Words, an.d -Music.':"
(Fox). , Lois. Moran, lobal. gii'lj and.
Tom . : .Patricola's ., name . , in .: cast
helped;' Ertright slibt.'' into the
money, with "In . the HeadUneJs"
Montreal, Sept. 3.
(Drawing Population, 600,000)
Weather: Fine
Palace topped once again with
•Behind That Curtain," with $2^,000.
""Drag" went over at the Capitol I curiously awaiting
lulte well to $16,0007 "LOew's, vaude | costume
»nd "She Goes to War," did $15,000.
Nei.ghborhoods • all doing ; well,
practically all In sou'tid.
Estimateis for* Last Week .
Palace (FP) (2,700; \40-65)-^Je- . ^ ^^^ , .■•(Jtcene Murder
^^"^^ I Mystery"
Big names in the :electrics last
week and this fans had no trouble in
locating' a favorite star in eithev
drama or song- and dance. - :
This is William Powell's :real- home-
I
hind That Ci^rtain" (Fox).
Aood grbss, $22,000, average summer
figure.
Capitol (FP) (2,700; 40-65) —
:Vl)rag."(KN). Best picture in towh,
but not from ;b. 0. standpoint. Aver^
;ige $16,000, largely due' to popular-
ity of Barthelines.s..
Loew's (FP) (3,200; 35-60)-^"She
Goes to War" (UA). Hated well and
held up. :Yaudc above ayerago. $15,-
'000, good. . :
- Imperial (FP) . (1.'900;
"Throe . l'{i.'?sibh.s'' ., (UA).
.above, -aVci-.Tigb.. $0;bOO-., -
.Princess: (CT) (2.100;
•'Two Weeks;' 6ff':.. (UA>;'
show ;suffcred by contrast to other
mairi: stiiins. $7,O0Ow
Valencia with /'Single Standard"
and the .uptown Parkway; wltli ;
;''B.uHdo.g Drummpnd'' . ;both .fair; to
good . but -not exceptional'; V At tlip,, ;
New the' bombina.tibn . qf .payhbr find :
Fan-'ell. in . "Lucky. Star" turned: in :
, ■ Estim'ates for Last Week
Century (Locw) ''Greene Murder;
Case*: (3,200^ '25^60), , Tliis .:niuj d'Ou-
stage show. :Witit Warner execs I s.*''!;'!'}!"."-
at . last givin.g this ^tand sonvb d<;
Stanley, (Loe^V•, Stanley "CrahdaM)
Dr; Fii . jVIancbu" (3,600; 25-60).
Clicked consistently. All'sound pol-
icy not. affebtihg Intake as excep-
tionally .bighigrbsscs' of past three
weeks .show. With ovorheind down
.and Screen" fare of Al. ftual it y housie
now in best shape of its .w^-er. Ex-
ceptionally good at $18,000.
Valencia (Loew, United Artists)
cent pictures. East Liberty ,de. luxe-
has. pulled but of red.
Estimates for Last Week
Peh'n (Lo,ow's-UA) '(3,300;; .25-35r.
60-7,5) "Dr. F.u iVi;a;nchu" (Par), arid
Teddy Joyce, m. c.,',gave house sec^.
ohd siicccssive^ sensational - iyeek
About $4i2,500, slightly above 'pre-- .. .
coding stanza.. Figure, closely ap-"Single Standard," silent, (l.SOO; 2o-
prbaches; house record. . : Bally over 50); R.TLther good but not as big as,
reported Del Bio-Joy'ce. engagement the gi'oss at Stanley .pi'e.vlpUs week"
not hHrfctin.g.'any at b. b. // predicted. Stiff opposition down-.
Grand (W",a.rners) (50-75)"Say It | stairs and. at- the.. Stanley .hurtv
With Songs" (WB), $26,800, with Oke^f at $3,200.
eight complete shows daily; Opened Parkway. (Loew, ■•TTnited -\rtlats)
with special, midnight premiere Fri- "Bulldog: Drunlmond" .(1,000; 15'-35)>
dayv starting off like, whirlwind fol- Thli*d Baltimore Av.eek , to fine draw
lowing ' day. Notices not so gobd at $3 600 in this uptoVirn stand.
Jjut mob fiocked on strength of Jol- | . New (M. ,Meciiani.c)"Lu<'ky Star'
For ;M-(J.s Vriri- and Schenck- pic-
ture.: ' i'.cs's^ib. ..Luve, ., JJenny, Rubin,
Tom .Dii.sran. ' .. . ' . :
.' XVilliiini r.jikcwolt ' opro^ite Alice
Whito in ''Pl.-i'viutf Arouiid." FX.. ■
did' not click as heavily
.as expected; Though with eight or
nine . shows daily the Newman
bandied a lot of .^customers. .
' ''On With.'" the. Shb'vv,'.*' which, came
near establishing a house recbrd at
the same' hotiso . the . week beforei
was iiioved tb the little Itoyal, with
the -same .60c. top, arid cleaned Svlth
thpsb.. whb hiid ;missed it the ili-At
.weekl belped out with repeaters.
$6,000 oh 'week.
.. Publix hai evidoritly- settled pri. a.
'big ' picture policy for' its two
. • I hbuses. ■ "On With . the Dance"
3P^5<i)— started . Satui'da.y at the Ne\,vman,
Averyge .l to , : foliowcci with Al. JoUspn's
latest.' Both a.rb- in. for. a single
.■week; with the possibility they, will
bo awitcliecl to:.th'e noyal- for a. run
if the businos..s.justiiio.<J. : •■ \
. . Mainistroet : i,s al.sb ^booting, at
35^60)-- 1
Vaude
Coris,tant rumors; that the:hoUse wil
go ;tb some kind of a stage show
policy, but nothing learned
Pantages received considerable
benefi^t fi:om several personal ap-
pearancbs of Victor McLagleri with
"The Black Watch." The appear-
ances lOst some of their -value as
they were the v^eek before the
showing ot thb picture. Thi.s was
caused by Fox "Movietone Follies
held for a second week, when '!Black
■Watch" -vvas supposed to -have, the
screen.
The Globe, first hou.se iri tO\yri to
present talkers arid, closed -for' the
sumrrier, reopened, with Western
Elebtric equipment Sunday with
"Honky Tonk." Although- this Pub-
lix people have first local call on^th^?
Warner production.s, thoy learned a
COiitly lesson with "rex Guinah's pic-
ture and lot this bno slip , to the
Globe.. ■- '. ■ ■
Estimates for Last Week
Loew'is^ Midland— "Single Stand-
ard" . - (M-G.-M) 4,000; 25 -35 -.5.0).
Grcita Garbo arid plerity o£"hot Ibyc
roniance, riradc to brdcr.for the flaps.
'Maybe .'tob- hot "in febl.irig' for. tTie
taniilies as: returns \ycre far from
satisfactbry,,' with mat's best : patrO-
niiiCd. $17,56;0; very -good. - '
Mai hstreet— '.'Paris Bound" (3,200 ;'
S5-{)5-50-60),: Anothor romance, of
nibdern ni.arriage with' Ariri .Harding.
I'ersbnal appearance of Baclanbva
had tlVe- -bigi ^raw; •. good- vaiidc.
House": is- holding to ..high ' grosses
nioi-tj consistXintiy lhan any other in
:ti)\vri.': $19,000; Fair.. ;: , -:- . v
Newnrian— "Grccnb Murder CaHc'!
(Publix). .(1;R»0.; . 25-40-.6..0). . Given
gr'oati: publicity with lots of extra
.•^tuff by tlie press oii -account of this
being Willi<inv l'ow<?IVs homo. .Xiusi-
ness . steady only. Schedule" ar-
son. Wbrtien. flocking to have a
\veepy time. Set foi*. sit least, mpritli
and possibly longeri
Stanley (Witrn«rs) (3,600'; .25-35
60) "Argyle Case" (WB). ;GavC
house.good::svebk' at; $30,000. "Step
plri'- Out" fair on stage. Spending
plenty building Stanley for-real bid
to biz in fall. Prbspects .bright with
pictures • above average . lately
"Fast Life" (FN), opened big . Fr I
day
; Aldine (Loew'^s). (l,90O; : 35-50)
"Wheel bf Life" (Par) couldn't bet-
ter summer avei-age. About $9,000
Summer poison to Aldine sans cool
ingplorit
<1, 500; 25-50).
ipg oye.r.
Gbocl; $8,000,:: Hold-
liidDERN MAlDENr^lG,
sEAmE Ki $?(M)oa
, Seattle, Sept. 3; .
' (Drawing population, 525,000)
Weather,: cooler -
Sbattle fall theatrical' season will
indeed be' a "Greater Movie" s.ea»
sbrii.Avith some Diiffy drama lliroWn '■
Enright (Warriers) (3,700; 25-35'- I in ;for good measure. Publix has
40-60) "In the-Headlincs" (WB) and
stagb .<?how, good Week. House has
climbed but of the. red :into nice
dough. Pictui-es improving: ■ and
house lobking up for fii-st tiriic since
open iris
JUXT
TOO
DAD.
BALL
NOW,
a
high riiarlc and giving bettor and 1 ranged just aljout perfoct for a f.'ist
bigger shows, and pictures, reaping turnover and ht\ ndiod nicely.' $L>L',ono.
a .harve.'«t. Last, week, with, "I'nri!*
Bourid" as its screen feature, mot<t
of the publicity was, given to Ilao-
ianovn, . in poi-f.Qn, topping a fine
.vaUd:e bill. :l'(ipcrs gave the V)loride
Ru.*5.'?i.iri. -^iweot notices, and also
strong for Al Tr'abah' ;iria company
_tin_st.;igo,.l:_ _. _ : •
I.oow'.s .Midland luul f I rota Garl)o
Pantages-^'MUaf.k Wiiteh" fFox)
.( 2.2(10; 25 - 50) . ■Saturday open
lug capacity and balance of week
hold up. $13,000
' Cumploto least "Tlio Man.'' Wl?
includes .lohn Bfirryinoro, Lorott
in "Tlio.. Single »Siandard," piirfoct
>.et-tip foV. t-lie.'feninic.^, but. fur some
reason thoy did riot buy a.s autre '.i-
pati'.d. .lu.'^t another ca.'^.e' . ot the
f.'in."^ shopping, ^
: Starling Sunday Iho hou.-^e changod
it.s- riiUJfical policy from a '267P,ioeo
ooricert orchestra to 14 pieces and
"hot," Julius Loib still conducting.
_ _______ _^
Tttu n trr""l?T;'flTrfa — ■sm'iTi fx7=inrrfi'nii
Au.stln, All)ort Gran. Kiohiird Hon
do.r.<-:on, l)oii.y:las norr;u-d, J 1.1)0 l<\il
lor, Loui.'<e- Carvor; D'Aro.v Corrigan
.Miiy Mulloy,- l.)iiria Iliipe, . Tiny
.Times. Alfred Gco.en to direct
^ Lucillo (iloasfm ■ for . "I'iay I'.cy,'
V.\, ^
I'jit TTarmori' f#' ''Ship fr<im
Sluinghai," M-G.
DAVEY tEE GIVES FAY'S
M WEEt AT $1^,500
: • . :. ' . Providence, Sept, 3.
/ (Drawing. Population,. 315,000)
. . . . . . . . ,
Liibnr ;.Dny bpcning has fandorii
all agog,: Last week - tl'ie; [. sj:riuo'us
Greta ijarbo' did .right; noble by
Lobw's State although : compctitloii
vva.s not partiHilarly toiigh.in town^
Majestic was next best with "The
My.'tt.orMn.iR Dr. Fu ManchU-" . .- .
Esti.ma^s for. Last Week ;
LocWs State .(3;,<?00; 15-50) . ''SinT
glo : .Standard," '. ( t ; A),^ Shorts.; Garbii..
clicks liere iri: anything, i&ig. at
24;O0O. -. v
Majestic (Fay) (2.200;: 15-50) "Dr.
Fu: Maricbu",' (l-^ar), Shorts. Next
tb Lo('\v'.s ;for week at $10,000.
Strand (Tnd) (2,200 ;.-15.:50) "Light
Firig-ors" (Col). Sliorts. Average
at $9,000. ■
Victory (Il-K.-O)- (1,600; 15,-50)
';iralC Marriage" IR-K-O). Shorts.
II(ild own, at ■?7.2O0.
Fay's, (1,600; 15-50). Davcy Leo
in person .and Alms,- • SMTasliin
week; $12,;;00. ,
~r'wfxp]lc^o"T'Ti!s
T-S: Joe 10, Brown,. II o.lon, li'oster
Harton Tfeiibin-n, now.ard True.^doll
Alnia. r.eimett, Hably Belmont, .leiry
Drew, ^Vi liter l.'cM-ry, :.Mnbcl ,T. S^',iit,t
Florence ■Midgeley.' Jbiy ' Wiillace
Ilu.«s Duddlc;y, rui'noll Pratt. Clin
ton Lyle.
Frank ie, Darro for ''Blaze . 0
Glory, ' Sono-Art.
two houses here', opening the :Metro- '
politari (ISrlanger house); on talker
policy this \veek. Pantages,-. re- ,
opened - with Vaude arid picturei^.
"Strange Interlude'' . did record
ijiz iri Seattle, Two weeks at the
Metropolitan . rbportcd to lia:v.o.
grossc'd $25,000. Next Kthel I5:irry-.
more .and $20,000 week oxpocted.
Duffy: will open the Pri^Midont in
about .a . riionth,, according to 15ill..
McCurdj', . :^yho will be northwost .
manager. Argument with . size ' of •
orchestra has been ironed oiu. live
men in'pi't . . :.- \ •.■',,',-.. ,
Matinees at Orplieum birildint,' iip.
-Fifrli "AvcnuR "held listd . iJaf^' "^^coK :
witli reobi-d, , opening bf year )"n:r
"Our Mbdprn.Maidbns,".''cat(:h.v title.
Bhio Mouse had fair . wbek.-: i'(<i)oatr .
ing on "Biilidog l)ruri:imorid" arid
'"The Hottentot;." ; ■
Estimates , for: Last Week ,
Seatt I e. ( Pu b) ( 3,10,0 ; ,. 2 5 -00 ' ' 1,-^tii r :
'.Feathers;'" .silent; (I',ar,)i,- .lu,st ' fair.'
$13,500., ■ -X-'v,, '.: ■ ,, ;
Fifth Ave, ^ (I'-oxY (2,56o,;' -J.l-fiO);
'Our Modern Maiden.s" • (,M-.( l-M.lr
Joan Crawford went like iious©
afire. .:Groat week. Fanchori.-..\!!H'cb
stage unit. $2,0.700; remarkable.
Fox, (2,500; 2ri-f)0) "Words, and-
Mu.McV (Fox)... $8i000; very bad.
Blue Mouse- (llamrLck) (900; jy-
7,5)"Bulldog Drummond" (XA) (-'1
Week). ,. Dropped off,' s,ft , ''it .t''.'^
week.. $,6,200; fair'.
Wiisic Box tHanirick) n.OOH; ^'v
75) : "The , -]Iot:i 'onto" (WU). " f'f^
wo.ok belo^v, expectatlbn.'? and eUt
after first two Avooks here, $T.ii"".
■ Coliseum (lM')x) il,S0fi ;,>'.-, v. ".-^.M!-
ooiiatlou" (PathO). Not so l.-"!'
Orpheum ' (2,700;' 2.-.-(M) '•I'a'iis
P.ouiur' tniCO).' Foatured'jn' I'illi''-
over vaudo. Only vaude in ii-'-^"
heliis. ,, J}(,'tt or. pictures. .I",- «
in charge of publicity. $,)
Met (PUlv) : (l,.40'0: -,2.''.-i'.i') -I'
of Life" (rar). (>p(^nini.' w' ' '..s .-
house with talkers. Tliis, i>i. i m <• ,1"
for two woekSi
I r
I cC
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
PICTURE GROSSES
VARIETY
9
'M-Eyed Worir Did $654,046 in
. : Sinivnier's pillclal end pii. Broads
Mifiiy iilso.' tormlhated the run b£
«'eoi:lc-Eyed W6rld.'^ M the lioxy.
Having ah-jeady taken all exist injr
inpney recprds, irpx elected tp pass
ui) anothei', of iJeins the first p^c-
ture tP' play; the. temple pf hjRh.
finance' live weeKs, :.and /"World"
moved/aCter f pur weeks. .
• Its: perfcrniiince; was the sensation
ot' the trade and street durinff Axir
gust. It nvpved tp the accphipani-
iiient pf .much extra ilewspaper
tjpace from' the'Kcxy tP the. AGadonir
^ri 14th street and the Fox,. Brook-
lyn. At both stands, it was getting'
a heavy back}va5h at the week-end
from the ■. Rcxy engagement . and
seemed .certain tp tppple mpre house
records.
At the ' Capitol steady sales, for
•'Broadway Melody's" first , week «it
pop grind . piled up . $8 3.400. This, uf
course,, was a'twp-week bopking. .■'
Among the ?2. pictures Al Jolsbn'.s
"Say . It With . Sphgs" at ■Warner's
: is cbrispicruously o.ff . Attendance is
•«\-ay behind . the records oC the two
fqrniCr; rt^CPT.drbusting J^^^
■leasps.-,, . ■
: : ''JiollyAVobd Revuo^" wljile report-.
In g. big biz. dpcsn' t' Bho w . the form
of . "Melody" which .ran : six hi on ths.
"Haiiplujaft" at the iOmbassy is'ruh-
nihg close to capacity. . ' ;-
. James Gruze's independently hiade
•'Great. Oabbo" is dUe at: the S'elwyn
Sept. 15, and ,C6lumbia.'s"FIIght!' is
• opening thiis month at the.'Cpliah,
/ Estirnates for l^ast Week .
Ast9r^"Hollywobd Kevue"i (MrG^
M). (1,120; $i-$2) (3.d \yeek), Namc-'
studded attraciioh. Liast Week- bet-.
'tercd- $23,000; ■
■ Cameo—''WratH of ; Seas'' ; (Kelly)
(540; , 50-75). (2'd week).' Pictures
that would be just too bad anywhere
else, get runs this house >vith its
Ireaii drop-in clichtelc.- $4,500.' Figlit
pictures as. additional lure. ..
Capitol— "Uroad way Melody" (M-
C;-M) (4,620;.. 35-50-75-$l.G.0); iLiist
a:ttraction of old. season. First \veek,
$83,400. Holding pvor.
-Central— ''Fast ^Lifo'' . (FN) (922;
$l-$2) (3d week). Not figuring
innch over $5,000,.; Gruesome . story
and can't compete at price scale.' '
Corony— "Broadway" CU) (l.OOO;
35-50r75) (2d week). Customers Jeg.s
' loi^.espme than , usual. Pi ctures of
ipopulair! Jippeal getting 'em up to u3d
Btroet. .; Maybe $13,000.
. Criterioh— "Four Fedthers" (si-
lent) '(Par). (I3th week). Proad-
. way's l eignlhg ehJghia aihd dpj?e-
shfitterer; .$14,000:
Embas8y-^"Hallelujah" (M-G-M)
(5S6; $l-$2). (3d week). Second week
around $10,000. This: che eccehtric.
• Before tixklng a chance niost pf the
cxporiencod shpppers seem tp be
asking thpse whp have seen it
whether or not to jgro. Getting
hearty -word - d f -m Pu th bppstl ng f rpni:
the cognoscenti but not sp definite
What the hPi. ppllpi is telling its
friends.- •'
• Gaiety— "Black ^Va'f ch'' ■ i(Fox)
(«08; |1.$2) (16th week). Run all
. out of. proportion to business.. Fox
evidently. stia5i_gapped hot - weatlier
with this one., tinder $5,000 right
along. :.■ . 0
. Globe— "Street Girl". (Radip) (!,-■
418 ;■-$ 1 - $2 ) . ( Cth week). .- Mprc than,
maintaining, its pwn in $2 sectipn.
Over $14,000.
Pararnount— " The Spplipmbre"
. (Palhe) (3,066; 3ti-U5-'?5-$l). One
of those occasional outside book^
]^Tfes: Uie had "Strange Cargo"
.in this house last Aiiril. jCddio
Quillan,. star of "Sophompre," .with.
Publix unit. Simultancpusiy; $72il00.
-Rialte— ''BuTIdpg Drumihpnd"; (XJ. .
A.) (1,900; -30-50-85') ■ (2d week),
strongest United .Artists picture on:
Broad way since Fa;irbanks' "Iron
Maslv,", .Ballyhoo helpful; .$55,900.
„.P'voli— ''Dance of lilfd'' (Par): (2,-
ZOQ; .-S.VnO-SS). Publicity fcatXires
oi-igjnai: title "Burlesque" almost as
l'o?AV?*^Wly as Hoilywood chbice,
vi>-4,0p0i • ' .'.
//. «A?^"^''*^'^ck-Eyed World-' (Pox>
(C,20 ------
0 ; . S O -.7 5 - $ 1 .50 ) (4th, final week ) .
oan play this tune on its
melodoon:: $173,391; $17a.667v -^ICa.-
tSrand total, $654,406
tihow mathematics. . .
y^ftl^nd^-'"!;!!© Gamblers" . "(WB)
2 ;A • I'-^'tiinated at
♦.Ju.OOO, couple of notches better
in;in avor;Vgc.
;,.y^f.'''?f'':s--"Say- It AVith. Songs':
I^M;^ n <1.360:. . $].$3) : (3d week).;
J i.st .(hish of- Jolsbn novelty off.
AT.?.'?' ^J-nd . picture iianned.
ri i ' , (loAvn from sizzling biz
ciono i,y former .Tolsbn pictures.
S""V''l ''^^'ound $20,000. -
TRHrrfTTnri; $Tr$o) (ist .veek). An-
iLT pMM iM'e- .in Tochnico'lpr..- Bowotl
1,', Comment dividrd- l)ut
:irlv;iiUiiw. of battery. names;
r.-.'v'-**?"lV' ^bn^fcr resigned from
J '-^ Mn.li,, iiubiicity t„ devote timo
l.iiice foature writing.
'"►"•-I I/il'ltuite ajid John Boles
1. I .m '-I/i. M.'irsr.U.'iiso." r.
'- ' - J ilii !■( Um
A NEW OUT
; ' ^ ;, Hpliywbod/Sopt. -3.. •
; A dirieetpr vi-as picked up fpr
speeding and discovered, the
. copper :had an <?xc'ellent vpice
.for .talkerii;-' ■ ''■■
, It worked; .
"BIG NEWS*^ SHOWS TO
FAffi iNN. Wfc $1$^^
... Minneapolis, Sept.; 3. .
Xprawing Ppp^^ 500,000);
v. . WeatT^er : Warrn- ahd- Cleai* . . ■
. Qpeni.rtg of the season;, saw busi-
ness Jieeprifelit on at'-the.s'ame fast
:clip of the past month. - Despite un-
favorable warrh weather, patrpriage
was. brisk./ Letter c.T,rriers and for-
eign ,\var veterans^ conventions
in-pbably helped a little, but liphie-
tpwriers; .supplied by fai:^ . , the. .bulk
'd.f -the trade.
■ "The Cpcoariuts-' : wpuhdi Its
record - b'reakihg ;- State engagement;
in .'sensaUbnal .fashion; lay turning
.iii :a much better gross; .than " the
most: optimistic Publix;pfl[lclals ex-
pected fpr its third aiid final .week.
It • pulled . an exceedingly - :heal thy
$12,000; making a tctal pf clpse : tP
$50,000 fP.t. the run, . ; ■ :
. • "The .pnly: pther- picture that .ever
has: run f or ;three. consecutive weeks
at -..tlie. 2,300-seat State is Jolso'n's
"The Singinig Fool.". MArx Brothers',
picture -. attracted just .a nttlb less
than that box. ofilce Wbrld-b^ater.
' v.A.nother butstan
tlieati-icul trade .development of the
week '. was ■ thb .: surprisingly livel.v
way in which the flesh and blood,
legit , spoken drama bpened its .1929-
30 season; at the Metropolitan and
Shubert in .the face bf warni Weath-
;e.r. Despite their:; lack of .cooling
plants; both houses attracted profit--
able :bi^. :'•. ;'.- .,; ',
Estimates for .Ljast Week '
; :Mirtriesota (Publix) (4,300i 75)-r
•'This IS Heaven" (Par) • and , "Say:
it With iVlusic." Publix unit stage
show. . V-iima Banky well Jliced in
Minneapolis. Stage show. decided im
provbment over previous one. Rer.
turn of - Gene Sheldon, ; m;c., 7 i.-. '-l
Clint .Johnson, singing; bahjoist,
after, va,cat|pri!^^ welccmed. .Forty-
piece pit orchestra I'ecipieht of ntUch
fayorr^bld. comment. $30,000. Fine.
Sta'tie (Pubiix):- (2.300; 60) -^"The
Cocoanut.s";(i.>ar)> . Public liere went
daffy oy'eir lhi« picture. Third, fina.1,
week clpsb to $12,000., big. First
week was arotirid $20^000 and second
nearly ;$] 6.000. Close to $5.0,000 for
run. Highly .profitable,
Hennepin-Orpheurn (RKO) (2,890,;
50-75 ).--^"Big News" X Bathe); tind
vaudQ headed by Lita Grey. Chaplini
Eritertainin.g screen prpductidn, this
alltalker, : but .apparently had^^ hp
pulling po\ver; Lita Grey Chaplin'
not the card .as on first visit several
irtonths ago. Pleasing if not excep-
tional .siio-w: . $13,000. Fair,
:LyHc (Pubiix) : (1,200 ; 35)—
"Broadway. Babies" (F; N.). One of
best. Avceks in fjome time. $5,000.
Pantages , (1,.'')00 ; .25-50)— "Melody
Lane", and yaude;. Picture met with
fair audience . . approval. Eddie
Leonard's name helped, traide. Nofh--
in'g in vaude amounting to box ofliee
■asset; .-$6,;; 00. - Fair.: ; - ;..^ ■
MetropqlitaTi ; ; (LSOO;; 7' 50-$2,50)-^
"DraLCula" ..( road ■company);. ; Mys-.
tery shocker ;6pening its road season
licrie did very. ^voll consi(je'rihg;w
weather.' I'lay and cbhvpaiiy -liked.
About $9.OO0i. -
Shubert; (1.300: "35-$l). Dramatic
stock in "This Thing, (jailed Love."
Bi.ggr.st bponing' weolc in organiza'-^
tion's record. ,;$6j400.: ^ .; . ".: ; :
PAiJlCE,M, ST VAUDE,
AHEAD OF N. Y- PALACE
' . .C?hicag.o.; Sept. . 3- '
Straight va;udevillo . in / the 'tw^o
largest houses' of . tho country de-
voted to that policy appears to bo
giving the ed.go to the iocal Palace
(Keith's).
Palace, Chicago, last week did
$30.^\a0 -an(l-<:lie/j.Cqitli:s-L>..'ilacG ,:-Xew U
York, $24,000; .- * ;;
Botii are booked out 'if tho .'^a mo
Ki'ith olTlco. ■ ... • -
. Locfil Palace .s<«t a house record
witl.i tlio figure; That may be topped
this w'oMc through Jack Donip.^ey
and the tliroe-diiy holiday. For Ntnv
York'.s Palace, $2-},noO is way und<»r
its highest.- but KtlM rilio.v'e it.is< r"-
cent weekly, figure of r-i.-( Out- nKnaii.'-.
Helen . Josefihirie
TRIX SISTERS
.Returning,, 'home- to America,
shortlyj after.- eight years of. svlccess
abroad ;;;Uhd!Dr management Charies
Gbchrani; Andre Chariot, Sir 'Oijwald
Stoll, ;Charles GUlliycr, Sir. Alh-ed
Butt, R.;h. Gillespie :arid.. Jill other
fir.st class managements in .EriglaridK
besides starring in tlieir'own show,.
•Tricks/' .• ■=.■;• .>••..■..•
Direbtion J ErsilE JACOBS ;
■ ■■BP9tPn,^;S^pt.^:4;,. \
(Drawing Population* S50,00i0)
. Weather : Fair '
LpeW's State rcrbrpke '^if s; AUgi^st
; house reccrd Avhich .had beSn made
"the previous week at .$21,400> . with
the new : figure, $24,000, with "Our
Modern Maidens." Business started
off heavy, helpied ;'by three factors,
the most important One beiixg the
fall-off at the Metrbpblitari with
."Snilling -Irish Eyesi" . Tlie pther
tvyo were . gppd. weather which dis- '■
cpunted the absQiice .cf tefrigeratipn
at the State and the Jack of legit
competish, the Blymouth; beings the
only house open.; ..The previPiis:
week at $21,400 was set. by "The
Single Standard." Matiniees ; puslied
It pver. -■'..'''
r. Metropolitan suCfered with ."Irishi
EyeV' despite the. popularity ;of Col-
leen MoPi'e and the ruthless expur-.
gating pf tpuches that were feared
might tpuch tender grpund/in a city
that is heavily dpmlnated by a well -
tp-dp pppulatlpn pf Irish ancestry.
It did under .$31,000; not : sp 'sweet
for this mam jhpth show . hou.<«e.
After Labor Day will . find the
film situation in Boston getting
down to brass tacks. ■ The Park Is
ijeliig reopened as a .first run pic-
ture house and Keith's MeipPrial.
Sept. 7 will go onto a first release
grind starting off . with "The Street
Singer" and followed by "The Cbck-
Eyed . World." The new Pubiix
house, renamed the tip-Town, arid
the Olympia will gp on a feature
first-run cxploitatibn basis land a
new group of five hpuses Cbmprislrig
the Capitol, Scollay, Strand, Central
and Fenway . ^yill play full . Weeks
with the same feature, altorhaling
bet-ween minor first releases and
second I'uns of real outstandcrs.
Suburban and pPp hpuses; aH re- :
pprt gppd business and the legit
Tremont, which j,ust -' opened with
"Hollywood Revue," is selling .solid
-twu.. -'' woeks -lini ; advance.- ' ." the
Lpew houses plu.p^*inft . the M-G-M;
feature- in their lobbies'. • -
Estimates for Last Weels;
Metropolitari (Pubiix) (4.380 ; 50-
75) "Smiling Irish Eyes" (1st Nat);
.?30.r)00. ■
State (4.000; 35-50) "Our Modern
Maiderts•^ (M-CStM); $24,000. -'
Keith -Albee (3.00.0; 50.-60) -f-'Half
Married" (Radio); $23,500. •. ' :
Uptown : (1.300:. 40-60) "Four
Feathers" (Far )• ■ ( 2d; wk); $8,500. .
"Argyle Case" $31,000 in
St. L. ; "Fast Life" $13,300
St. Louis, Sept. 3,
(Draw Pop., 1,060,000) ;
Weather, Cool
"Weather unusually plca-Sant, but
crowds fell off at most liou.scs. .
Estimates for Last, Week
==^Am bassa d or=(=S^O 00 {r=^-iT
"Argyle Caffe," Stage-show, $31,000.
F^qx ((J.OOO-; 3r,-7r,> .-"W3,y Leave
Ilonio" (Fox). Vitude,
Loew's State (3,3001 - 23-.3.')-05)—
"thunder" (M-G-M). Stage sh'iw.
.Missouri (3;S00; 3o-na-0r)-7r)) —
"Fa.<{t Life" (FN). Shorts; $13,300.
Grand Central (J, 700; 5u-70j—
"Fnur Fe.-ithcrs/'-'fld week.
St. Louis (4.;:'<i)? ;';r,ir,.-,w. "i'.j.^
NuWtt" (i'atli'ji. \"uude.:
Heat and Zep Put Crimp in L A.;
'laidens'' Misses State Topt $41,i()
Once More for
- IX()llyv\'bbd.. .Sept; 3. :
:. That; ''in'Sfiold; trio: ()C;.ft'bin
- Walsh to Mc'Laglen to Lpwe
is selve.dtiled, tp... toi^s; the ball
arpund agaih. iiext ; year' fpr
: Fox. - . McLaglen; find. Loiye
.Will: iigain don their marine
;unifoVms arid T\>l.sh ; VviU^^b
more, direct. . ..
: : "Cock Eyed Wbrlci'-is alreaidy;
past ;the; Ohio and Penn.syl- ;
yania , censors witli but
couple of minor cu ts. Now
- York didn't touch, it. ,
S FlNitt PTU):
HOUSE RECORD, $19,000
Portland, Ore., Sept. 3.
Two lipldpver films last . week,
"BUlldpg ..: Drummprid" ; at. United
Artists,- arid "Hpttentdt" at Music
Box," dping pkay. ; - . ■.
; Copier Aveather helped, with; pnly
about pno pr twp weeks' slump dur-
ing entire seaspn. Greater Mpvie
Seasp.n went Pver With, bang,.; getv
ting gppd returns pn explpitatlpn.
. Four theatre ppenlngs are sphed-
uled immiediately; .:Hanriricic's. BlUc
Mouse arid (Parkerrl^ox) Alder open
Aug. 30. .Blue Mouse brings ' back
"Desert Song" for. start. Hellig Is
being" remodelled arid . renamed-
Rlaltp fpr PUblix, tP.operi Sejpt. 20,
Duffy's' will ppeh . the Dufwiri fpr
stpck Sept. 19. . .:■:■.}'■■]:':'■■'■''.'"■''■
Pantaiges new clPised, tp. rebpen
Sept l4 under Keith's. Finished its
Pan's career, tp $19,000, l;pwn's lead-
er last .-week.- .
Estimates for Last' Week -.'
Portland (Pubiix) (3,500; 26-60)
'•Greene; Murder" (Par) ;$16,000, big-
gest week in five men ths. .
Broadway (Fpx) (2,000; 25-60).
I'lrish Eyes." ' Stagie : shew. Started
big but fell pit. tpward end pjE week.
$15,000. -■
; .United Artists; (Parker- Fpx) (1,-
200;. 25-50). (2d week). "BulIdPg
Druriimbnd" held up.; well and. tp
strong flriLsh. $7,000.
: M.usic Box (Hamrick) (2,000; 25-
50) . 2d week pf "Hpttentpl," gPPd
dprrifedy picture, Pver big. $6,000.
Oriental (Tebbetts) (2,700; 26t35).-
Dpuble feature program With ."NJght
Club" - (Par) and "Love and the
Devil." Okay. $6,000. ■ i
Pantages (Pan) (2.000; :25-50).
Mpran and Mick billed big tP tpp
vaude in person. Picture .was
"Midnight Daddies" CSennett). $19,-
OOO. hpuse recprd. : ;
Two Two-Week Pictures
In Wash.— Big Films
Wishlngtpn, Sept, 3.
\ Fox got it with ;''Why . Leave
Home" last .Aveek arid then with
"Cock-Eyed .World" snowed, every-
thing under Saturday and Sunday..
Palace with VMrs;. Cheyney" did
$2,500 drop from previous week, but
ho coriiplairiing; Jiarle bit. off with
"Man arid the Moment," wliile the
Columbia with "Madame X" got
away on a tw'o weolcs' stay witli a
good figure.
Mot is holding over "Argyle (i!ase"
after a fair intake. ;
.Rialto. bpened Friday night with
$2 start for ; "Broadway" . revetting
to 25c matinees and 50c nightg Sat-
urday. ;.
Estimates for La§t W'eek' '"T
Columbia . (Locw) "Madame X"
(M-G) (1,232;. 35-50). Good, first
wccki at $12,700;
Earle (S-C-AVarrier) '"Man ' arid
Moment" : (FN) • (2,244; 35-50).
Billic Dove skidded this timie;- ^13^-
500. ,.
:\ Fox (Fox); ■ "Why Leav6 Home"
(Fox)' stage -show (3,43-1;- 3o-5()r75);:
Consistent - run pf good pictures
shbwinflr Pteults; follbAvlng anbthei-
mu.sical ("Words- arid Music") thi.'f
one dropped ; loss ihan $500 under
previous marK;.: $24,200. '^Cock-iOyod
World" go.t 'over ?7.000 ori opening
Saturday..- That's- money, at .scale.
Met (S.-G-Warnpr) "Argyle Case"
(WB).Meighah's first talker helped;
$12.5.00. Hold over.. - ,
Palace (Loow) ; "Mrs. Cheyney"
(M-G) stage shoAv (2.3')3; - nn-.'O).
New m. c, Al Evans, opv-ned; $22,-
000, fair.
Rialto (T;) "Broadway" UV) (1,-
M7 ; .35-50).; OpeiU'd • Friday: • In-,
te'i-est good after oxccllonl.- ope'ning
^ba-MylwO r- . . — — ^-^-j — v- i. . ■. -: ^=
EXHIB IN PALESTINE
Ottawa, Sept. 3.
Two ('unadian.s reported to be in
the haras.'^ed section of I'aie.uTlnn
!ii;e B. Lester, yetf-ran Dntaiio < x-
j hibitor, and. liis' wife. <»
j They an- safu, . according to ro-
-.- " ;Lbs Arigclcs,,: S?ept;. ?.'
■ (Dravying Population, 1,500,060),
; Weather: Hottest in" 20 Years
-At least .five toi:rid idaj-«-l,a.<?t;-w'cek.
wilil . tho local pii^Pers cliYiming . ii
top of 92i arid .L.; -A:; , dailies niVyx'r
■giv^e -.tlie . jion.ic, .town ,»in.y' the Wori-'t
of it,-.; It- niay liav<!;:been' O.i....oi.i t.op;
of a moantainl . Both dbwntoNVn
and Holly wo.bd .s\yelterod and . eV:er>*-:;
body; was .sfinawlii-ng. Bos'id-cs 'tfiat.
the: Graf Zep kicked a hole in all
bo.xolIVces during the two nights nild
a day it;-\\*as here, Tlicjttres in Pa.^-
adena arid . Long. Beach .felt the
pressure of the big ba'g.
' Locally the Zcp kept ' the State
aiid *^'Our aioderri Maid;ens'' fr.Qrii
reaching a house, record, .theatre be-
ing liurt at least $l-.000 each night.
Out at the- Egyptian busines$wa.s
$ 2 5 0 urid 0 r n o r m al r.-an:d :. p rnc tica 1 ly
all houses were from 25 to 40%.i off
Sunday and Monday. Tjieatre bc)ys
were glad Sv-hen. Hearst's tourists
departed... y,- " '■.-;.-.,.■'; '.
. State hungup a. big week at that
in doing. $41,000, but starttjd pii't
after ; a . recPrd by ; inaugurating
seven .<shp\vings daily fbr ''Maid^nt!''
the first .day. That's brily a little
behind the house tpp, ;rip\y rcpprtod
ns •; belprigirig; . tp' Garbb's ,' "Single
Sta;ridard" .at $51,800. Theatre lias
b;een: 'dping; heavy and steady trade
since Greater Mevie. season started.
"Bulldog Drummond." which, start-'
ed put' SP fast; at .Urilted; Artists,
felt last week's two opposing fac-
tors to .the extent of tunibling $10,-
OOtt-tP $23,000, ;
New ehtrants hre new listed, as
"They Had tP See Paris,'! at the
Carthay Circle, . Sept. 1.8; and. "CPCk
Eyed v Werld/'; at the Chinese, Sept.
26. For the latter picture the town
is .; being plastered with 600 28-
shects, a,; loca;i billing record. . "Dy-
namite" was dpw^n to $11,000 at the
Carthay; arid . "Hplly wppd Reyue"
registered $21,600.. ,
"Marianne". (Cpsmo-.M-G) Is get-
;ting' the usual Hearst advance plug
fpr its twice daily run at the May-
an,- starting Sept. 5, arid the Hill-
street gpes pvcr tp Its new policy
(stage band) Sept. 12, plus "Street
Girl" (Radio). .
"Fast Company gave the Para-
mount $21,200, just fair; and "Drag"
was only $9,600 at . the Egyptian.
Hillstreet eased off from Its recent
pace to $15,5.p0 fpi-; "Paris Bbund;"
but the picture, as alsp the Pthers,
had tp fight. "Lucky Star" get away
nicely ericugh. at the Criterlen in
dping $14,400.
: Estimates for Last Week
Boulevard (Fpx) "Mpther's Boy*'
(Pathe); (dialpjr) (2,164; 25-50>.
Too miich opposition from the ex-
terior warmth arid the sky visitors,
a double . blow felt all over tbwn;
meant but $4,900 here.
Carthay. Circle (Fpx) "Diyriamlte!'
(M-G) (dialpg) (1,500; 50-$1..5O)
(5th wreck)* . Slipped tp $li.d00.
"They Had tp See Pairls" (Fpx),;
Will R.pgers' pictUre, here Sept. 18..
Criterion (Fox) "Lucky Star"
(Fox) (dialog) (i;600; 25-75) (1st
week).. ^.Started off all right despite
cpnflictirig- factprs;. $1,4;400.
Chinese (Fpi) ''HpllywoOd Re-
vue" , (M-G). (dialog) (2,028; 50-
$l-.50) (10th. week). Dbsccriding
pretty close to $20,000 from top
side; ' last week $21,600; "Cbcic
Eyed World" (Fox) . now dofinitciy
penciled for Sept. 26.
Egyptian (UA-t^ox) "The Drair"
(FN) (dialog); (1,500; 25-75). Under
usual figure at $9,600.
; Hillstreet (RKO)"Parls. Bound"
(Pathe) (dialog) (2.950; 25-75).
Doing $13,000, not bad under con-
ditions; house adopts new policy
and "Street Girl". (Radio) Set)t. 12;
stage band Foiutine ; pictures -only -
to hpld over. if. biii^iness. wa;rratn.ts.
State (Lbew-Fbx) . "Our Mpdcrn
Maidens•^ /(M-G): (sound) (2.042;
25.-$.!); ; Tried fpr house record by
starting, oft with seyeri . ^bih'owirigs
daily J: missed because. /of curibsity
Over Zep; $41,000. always terrific
week here; less ;.thart. $1,000 frbm..
Objective. ' •
Parartiount (pubiix) "Fast Com-;
pan y " ' ( Ka r ) ( d i al og ) ( 3 ;5 D 5 ; 2 5-75 ) .
Only a fair week; $21,200.. . . '
United ; Artists (Pub-UA) .''Bull- ^
dog. DrurniuondlL ( Sam ; Gbld-wyn)/
(dialog) (L'.IOO; 25-?-i)- (2d week).
.Voscd .down $10^000 on second week,
to $2;}. 000 ; ' .vUdy.; - .. ■ .'
Warners . (: VV Ji) "The . Argyli^
Casivr . .fVVJO -(.dialog) , . 25.-.
''■) (2d iiiid final Wf!ek); Meighan
Ilif;tur'^^f^u^t to arpuiid; $17,000.
"CURTAIN" BREAKS
RECdRD IN SYRACUSE
vSyrnfU.'^e. N. Y., Kept. 3. .
'■Behind Tiiat (.'urt.-iiii ' (Fp.\J ga-vi?
tlio local Keith house a record iiigli
l:ist week, $22,000.
Loew'.s State, with "Thunder" and
vaude, had . a litio Slate Fair week
l)'i.-;iri<'.s.'<, 'abuiit iH!>;Onii. "Kid GIovcs"
' War) iiie:int $7.i)im) (it the Eckel and
•T1j/> Sli;ilvc'lnwii'' at ■tlio Strand
abbiiL till', j.aiiic, -
V A R I E T Y
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
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:ars and'd
Gallant Host of
S II per n u m e r a r i e s
BEBE DANIELS:^.-. . Rib Rita;
JOHN BOLES/nir>r;ri>eser|k
Song/' 'greatest 'of screen bari-'
tones; BERT WHEELER, World-^
famed comedian hromNo.1 RioRita
Company; ROBERJWOOLSEy
brilliant comedian/also^'witK orig-
inal company; DOROTHY LEEj
sensation o( '"Syncopation" and
500 other singers/i dancers and
glorified beauties;
Directed by Luther Reed. Boole
by Guy Bolton and Fred Thomp^
son. Music by Harry TierViey.Lyr-|
ics by Joseph M*Carthy^ Chorui
^direction by P^^rl Eaton. Singing
.Chorus; Maestro Cimini.
PIGTUKES
V A R 1 E T Y
If
a
ill
Pit>ducecl by Radio PiC^ on the most
elm in;,
acnievea oy Jiuman art ah<
ever
■ ■.
^RIO RITA'' out-Ziegfeld s Zie
towers head and shoulders above all other
motion pictures of all time . .;. and smashes
to atoms the archaic formulas and moss-
theories of old-fashioned stage or
screen
as
Oreisftiier^
ude and preparcition. The Radio Titan
now rinss up on
M. P; NEWS . .
Rkd is responsible for the sreatest piece
of filmusical entertainment producecl to
date. It j; a positive two-dollar attraction in
i^'any spot and'TltcTrlV^^^
ness everywhere^>
/'RIO RITA" is not only a fine productior^
f . . 'in every respect/ it is outstanding in enter-',
t^inmcnt appearand is one of those gold bonds that suarantce huge grosses reaardless,
pt opposition or. cohdilioD; -
I I
RKO has a big one here^^yV real
road show if they choose Jo^make
Jt one j M a s u^^^^
any exhibitor^
iENDORSEMENt
— moheyy worth >veOt.th«^^
:dolkrj:ate_a.nd,eve(y_sh book it if he: can get iti
12
V A R I E T Y
Wednesday, September 4, 192^-
e mo-
Produced by R; C A. Gra-
mercy Studios Distributed
by RKO Distributins Corp*
From orisinal sons by W. C. Handy
=Dirccled-by--Pudley^Murphy—
With Bessie Smith/ famous Victor
recordiiis artist and host of negro
singing ar)d dancing artists.
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
FILM REVIEW S
VARIEtY
13
ins Shorts
'^ST. LOUIS BLUES"
RADIO PICtURES
16 Mins.l Colored Dramalet
Rialto, New York
iV fiip. short, directed and authored
l)v Dudley Miirphy, and prbduced by
RKO Pit^tures at the 0ranic>rcy stu^
dips (NYd) of RCA Photophone. It^S;
a colored dramiilet ruririirtff a littla
short ; 6t.. two reels, ; pungent with
tonseriess. and 'acitlon . jxnd , r.eplotcj
i th ■ ; Af ra merlcan • iooal • and o ther
■■■.p^oior. ^V :/ ^.- ^ ■
. AV.-d; Ifandy and Rosamond: John -
son are cre'cUtod Tor . th©. choml ai:-
rivrigement!?/ rAjctiori bu up into-
that now..\blaclc, -and. <vhito man's ha-
tlonal antiiGrtii, ' ."St.. Lbuls -Bl.ue^,". a.
classic am.anj? indiffo compositions,
<'oro posed iiy the .vohorable Handy.
It's the champ ,i6w,-d6.wri: cojor.isd
■brethren's toi;:ch; song. : ;\ ;
plenty ot. atmospheric props and
hotsy.-totsy ;trimhiinffs which may
KCt by the c.cnsox;s- ort the ground of'
authentleity; .-for it; eertaihly . rings
true and is as . cohtcmpprahebus -to
certain strata of black folk as it is'
to the whitQ^ti-ash anionfj the. palb-
■facrs. • ■ . - '^ ■ _•: ;. •..
' .Tlnihiy is a '•hot-shot^' ;jazz-: beau
iNhb complains that Bess only ffaye
hini the one Suit ;:he'.s wcarihg. and
hot rfiucli- nnahcial .siiccor. to boot.
Jinimyjs lucliy -in ;a crap, game, es-
pecially after, a tpothsphie : wohch
"ohcoura&es'' thb .dice by / rubbing
.Ithem insinuatingly. :' The sepia jazz
.beau dellverii, a fevv' humboi'S and
with a b. f. takes the lucky gal intp
: his l-oom.. Usual, prbpis of gin bo t-
. tlcSj jirom.incnt bed, etc., w'ith the
enraged Bess interrupting thVlr pet'
• tihg-pairty. ; .v^ ■ '[^' r. :' ;/ ■
Primitive battle between the gals,
. with . Jimmy 'easing out and Boss
. taking to the gin, and dolof ul . ro-
priiSes of \ ."S.t. .Loilis BliieS".' for
^Bplaxje.' •.'■
A clever; iris -Put . from her pros-
trate position- on the tenement ;llobr
into; her besotted condition in .a
honky.-tonlr, standing :.against . the;
rail, has the recordihs blend in from
one scene to' the other, without lyric
irttorruptibn, y<;t cffeetiyely indlcat-.
ing .a time span.' . .
• .Olafo pi:oduccs.:-more local , color,
with the v'easy-rlder, snakeThips,-.
bclly-ru.b and shootin-'from-the-hips
type of sensuous Afranierican- strutr-
ting so . peculiar . to the Haflern
blacks. (It has. been averred by' I.
Jay Faggen, fotrtier managing! dir
rector of the Savoy ballroom in Jlar-r
lem, and now: a ; B&K manager in;
Chicago, wherb. he : put the Regal,
byer, . that the bunny rhug clinches
, of the colored patronage is -devoid, of
any ' moral laxity and cohtrarlly, Ih-
dlcates a firm ; amorous attachVnent.
-between the couple, .ihore or less
. hlntihg. . of forthcbmlhff huptiais
when the gal's: arms. so . closely , en-
twine her vis-a-vis' heck dnd he has
: hts paws spread out flat on the. sma 11
of hci* back); However, this inci-
deiital; comment indicate^ : the out^ •
ward appearance of; this style of
ballroom clinching which "Haplem"
(the play bn the stage) and "Halle-
lujah," current at the Kmbaasy,- also
depicts,-; bbsldes. that very: dirty
;dance ih '-'The Little ' Show."
■ Thfe predominant kpyhote of "St;
Lbuls lilups" is its low-.dpwn col-
orcfi hotch-cha-chn aura. Murphy
has': caught the spirit more of a yes-
teryear St.. Louis honky-tonk than,
perhaps anything else. .
For the finale, hot .stuff re-enters,
goes into a phoney clinch with his
.T!e.s.<3, who is. willing tb forgive and
forget. As they're hot-strutting in
.a heavy clinch, he slips his hand Into
•her sto.cking, extracts thb roll and
clips her again on the chin just
to remind not to be such a chump
.for a heavy lover: Fade-out on "St.
.Lotus Blucs" vocal reprise.
] tossie Sm ith is the girl. ;
A little comedy nl.sb witii the por-.
pulent colbrcd janitpr -figuring In a
little ;inciaental by-play. • Cast . is
wi-rolly- ciblpro^^^^^^ A"&c7. '
BOYCE COMBE
•'The Parlor Pest''
COLUMBIA
9 Mms.; Comedy .. :
Paramount, New York ;
y Both the fact of ■ its booking in the
Parahiouht and- the- unques'tlonible-
manner in which it rung up laughs
tugs this short ias \vbrthy. of the big-
gest de-ln ices. . ~ :- .i;: [-'t
' ■ Twa songs of . ancient Vdude' Vin-
.arb used by Boyce Combe.
••That's: -Righv* and . his sneezing
song, first popularized by the late
Clifton Crawford. They are Weil in-
troduced by the device of. having
.(-•ombe impersonate an inve'terate
and irrepressible story teller and
parlor entertainer; Pepper is spread
u|)on his kerchief and when he starts
to tell about the biff horse race the
King, Queen and Prince of Wales
atlemlPd his facial contbrtlons create
- f.Overal. moments of sustained hilar.,
ily. .v ■ » ■
l^v'^V'^i— FenntJt^^rpnr^^r^
IS ihe only Other person ldentifir.d
n "iV. l^.'^t'ty- Short was directed at
tiie \ lotor Ktudio in Camden; N. J.,
I'.v Lasil Smith. Sooy Bros, are
m'di ted with the- sbund and .Frank
''^ui.kor hnd Dal Claw.son with the
•n.'.T'? I'rbduction quality- is
i.riu"'^ hi-pw.s and. low brows can
both enjoy this one.; Land:
MORAN artcT MACK
PARAMOUNT TRAILER
6 Mirts..' .-
Rialto, tJew York.
A trailer ; but an okay . ;shbrt in i t-
.self, packing not a tew laughs on;
the. Chai-Jie . Mack' drawling type of
C()'niedy dbiivc.ry,. . stage. -:i)it,s; etc.
Marry Green' and .Evelyn . I '.rent are
al.so: in solo ..shots, ■ with: the. u.siial
ballyhoo captions. ' .
; . Shbts fi'om the; forthcoming ''Why,
Bring That. tJp.?", title - of thb . fea-
ture ^iitarrinpfthe Two Black-: Crows,
sl.-xtod ' to folkxw ;."Bulldog- "Drum-.
^mond'; at the Rliilto. ; .' ^ : ; ; - ' -
' It'.s away .from the usual frailer,
featuring' five .comedy appeal as. ah
.advanre '. -heiiald, and effecting its:
p.urpb.5e wclh' : ^4^beV
"PLUMBERS: ARE COMING" -
PATH E COMEDY
RCA Photiophone
20 Mjhs.j 4;Scenes
Conigress^;.Saraitoga,: Ny :V. '
(jcorgb Lemairb. and Loii is Simon
arfe ..featured in : tlnB ': Ph(?,: ^ which
Htiiris.;as! broad: satire and finishes;
with an -ami-)le. dose of sJapstick that
:earnc(S : a .iEull. share of , laughs; . frPm
nii audience 'cbnsi.stihg; of -;up-state
natiyes ~ and.- rifiiting w:ater.-cure
seekprs. Rates spbttihg : on any in-
termediate; house program., ;;
Stb'ry by Ray Hodgdoh boncerns
a ; couple; 6t cpmpdy crooks.'; Who ; arc
engaged in rbb.hlng a plurhbbr'is
blllce; Ip the: midst.^of .their safe-:
dVacklng- .activities they aTca3alled-to
a wealthy rosidenep. ::'to repair a
:w.ater,.>le.ak . i.n the. cellar.: -
.. Arriving- there, the crbpks, pbsing
as lUumijerSt 's.it db\yn 'to discuss -the
situation with .thb society matrbh aS
if payinfr a: social ;caM.^ When , the
phoney plumhers- flhally reach the
cellar - to repair the crackedv;water
pipe they tijp . their racket,, making
matters worse.hy cracking the.hecks
off liquor bpttTes ag.Tihstu.the Vater
pi pes, Avh ile -sailing around the ..fioOdT
ed avea'ih a paclcihg ca^^ i:
■ : Sufficiently plastered, the; crooks
take the maid for a ride; in ' their
''b(>at,'< . .while the butler ea:ils a: cop.
:- : plenty: of - hbke- thereafter -with
the butlbr and :the cop; botii haying
the slug piiit. bh theihr wliile the
crookSi deciding, to call- it.: a. day,
strip to the waist arid sbap :up for
shower : baths benbath the .leaking
pilpes. . .':" '• ■ ■
"J U ST L J K E A JVi AN*'
VITAPHONE NO. 839
Cometly Playet (One Set)
10 Mins.; Kitchen .; ;..
Strand, New York.;
; Well plAvbii sketch of an :bbvibus
tiieme. - " Scrappin'- yourig' ; ma4-ried
ccuplc- With .hubby complaining and
Wife deciding .him to $\v6p their
jobs; she',ll go. downtown to: the of-
fice and handle his business ;if he'll
run. the. househjOld.. He's mor® than
williiig to prove, she: dbesn't need
any maid ;as ah assistant: like ..he
does a sten.bgrapher, -
Hapless nian-'s troubles :ln the
kitchen . constitutes the essence , of
the playlet ; thereafter. . Handling
their giii-chjld Angel, who : pt-oves
anything but that under Daddy's
direction, altliough an - obedient
enough; offspring Avith- her mother
in charge, is but one complication.
The continuous calls from the vari-
ous ■ tradesmen (grocer. Iceman,
ga,rbage— "no we dbn't want any
garbage today," is -one line) has him
in a frenzy all in. -the first half hour
of his morning duties/ ::
Wife i-e-enters as he .was abbut tp
'phone for iier. : She * explains ^he
didn't go downtown, knowing the
answer all .along, hut got a .loa<I ,of
Iiis troubles by listening in :- next
dobi'. ■ •
John Hpbble i.*; credited for author-
ship; Artiiur Jliirley directed. - No
credits, for the ■ cast, which: is^ :un-
foivtuna.te. a:S tiyey.: all .do' creditable
jobs, : inciutling one of:' the most,
natural children on the screen, She
cries iihd-. frets and .Avorries- her.
frantic \ male pajvont liUe :many-
another : .reail-lifeV : ypung-ster. "rhe
contrast- to the sbphisticatcd Baby
Ro.se Marie (the sta.r of her 6\yn
shor,t) . w.a.^ the more noticeable, fpl-
lo-\vihg' the - thea tric.aily -. schpplbci
jazz songsti'bss: imnriediateiy there-:
after. ;".'::'; ::•.. : _' ■' ,
; Jt'."? contomppranoous stuff, obvious
in .itis u.rifold.ing, but punctuated Aviti^
enough .general appeal and studious
bits, to ring the bell generally. One
knbws for exa.mple : that . the in-
evitable of his attempting to Irbn:
the girl's iittlb dres.s will be t-hat
the fa then will fbrget the; fl.at-irbn
and bui'n fight lliroiigh the igarm^nt
while he's: distracted by .soriiethin^
cT.se. There are other .simila^r; sure-^
lire bits. : • , Ahel.
BABY ROS.£ MARIE
VITAPHONE NO. 809
6 Mins.;: Drawing Room; .. \
'Mar-l$^trandF°New==YQr-l«T -'- ' . . ■
■ Baby Rose Marie's ^billing l.<i: '-'the
child wpndf^r" or the "fburrye.'i r-old
flai)per." Probably nearer eight, this:
youngster delivers thr<'o pop sohgs
with uncanny capability as a vo-do-
de-o GObn-shpUter; Works almost
like a miniature edition of Sophie
Tucker.'
The kidlet'.i tah-nt for exprc'S.Mlon
liaa been excellently caught in close-
DAVID MENDOZA
Musica:i .director at the .Capitol,
"Nejv 'Torkj for six years;
\ .;Scbred '^The ;Blg Parado," "iioix-
:ri:uiS.'':, .''Dnncii-ig . I)aughtern" and
ni a ny. o th er ,-M - (:;.-; m: fed t u r b- pic tu r es ,
: Nbiv creating, a h igh radio sta n d -
ard. in charge of: "Ther Fada Hour",
oyer WABC every 'Tuesday at 10
p.- m,- ■■■ . : :;. ;. "- .. ■'..
': Unanimb.usly acelaimbd .by . tlie
New Yprk press in his: recent jip-^
peara-hbe at the Lewi.sbhri Stadium
With- the New York Philharmbhic
Orchestra^: - . /:
;Gpld Diggere^^
:'. (ALL Oi A LOG^ . '
(ALL COLOR)
•v. ■;;■/" ^:( With Sphgs) ^
■Warner' Brot|i<:r.<r Vltaphqno : produollon
ah j.reroa.sb. CoIorlngMjy ;Technic61,or, Kca--
liirihg ' Ann- IVniilngtoni - ConWdi:- : TesKiiQi
Nancy WcUoi-U; Albert Gran,: I^Ilyah: Tashr
ma-n..-and .Nlclt .Ijiica.s.' . Scenario: by Robert
r^oril Irom tliO; iale;'Avory Hopwood's 'staije
play (Delasoo), "Gold pigBcrsV". Directed,
by ltfiy Dei-Ruth.- All original qohg num-
Fi(>rs bj,- Al Dublu, arid Joe Burlse.-. "VVosto'ril
ICleolrlo; -Vita- aoUniicd. .. iDan'qo. . nunil)ei-s
.'!.(iVg-ed by Lirtrry Geballos. At, Winter Oar-:
cio'n, New: -yorlr. onciilnfi: ; Aub! ..."lO' oii two-
arday at ?2 lop. Running tlhie; 105 min-
litcs..-' ' ■;. .' ■■ ■ v -
Jerry. . , , , ... . . , .... i.;:; Nancy WelfOrd
Sleplicn;Le.e; . . . . ... . . . .Conway Tearie
Mabls. . - ; ; . ............ .Winnie Llghtner'
Ann Collins. . . ; . .'; . . .-. . , .Ahn Pennington
I<:icahor... . .... .;> . . ..... , . Liilyani Ta'shm^n
Wally , , . ; . . . . .. ....... Williain Bakc>\-eh
Nick. . . .;, . . . . . , . , . . . . . . , . . , . . .Nick r^ucfis
V.lolet. ; . , . . . '; , . i . . , .'Helen: Foster.
Blake.-. . . ... ; . i. Albert- Gran
Topsy. . .' , ; . . . ..... . . ; ..GertrUdfe Short
Stage Manager.. ^...........Neely EdWards
Cissy .Gray.. ... , . ... ."Julie Swayhe Gordon
Wance. l>lrector. ..... . .Ijee Mornn
Barney Barnelt. . . . . . . . Armiind' Kallz:
' Lots of colpr-^Technicolor— ^lot.s: of
comedy, girls; songs; music, dancinig;
production and 'W^innie .Lightner;
with Nick Lucas the main warbler
in "Gbld; Diggers of: Broadway."
"That's what's going to send the pic-,
ture into the mcney .class for :the
Warners, iii the ..regular houses.
Somebbdy tbssed the picture right
into Wiiiniie Lightner's lap, or blse
slie^ $t.ble , it, for when Lucas isn't
mahdolining , for the canning of , his
voice, .with at least two surb Are best
sellers in songs, it's Winnie ;Lieht-
ner. -And since it's Winhic, who's
unknown to the, picture' fans in thb
sticks, <lespite her two talking, shbrts
or so with the hot seng.s, It's best
first" to tell about .Winnie,, at la.st
made by sbme one, this time thb
Warners.- / '._; ■.
She's from vaudeville, in-- what. Is
known, in vanishing -vaudeville as a
standard act, Newton Alexander and
the Lightner Sisters.. Then Winnie
wont single turn'o picked songs for
their ly rics that a single should sing
in vaudc .and then intb A production
pr- two; then the shorts and now
picturps for most of tlie rest of het*
time. The talkers, gain another
comedienne and they haven't any
too mfitny; so W;innib is set, wheth-
er -she's mUggihg, talking, ,:sihgjhg;
bP .Sla|)st"ibldhi;,: rfVi:: 'she b.ah da Ihcih
all and does in thisVpictlire. ■
. And thi?!h. Nick LucaS. ; Maybe he's;
singing a bit. :tbo much in "Gold I)ig-
fter.s," while the original -mimbers
provided by Al Dulj.in arid Joe Burke
run too closely in the Kame key,
lcnii,)o .and general theme, but there's
no voifte oh the discs lilic Luea.s! for
the type, of, number sung: by.; him.
He's a p,iLradbx> as bn the -Bcreen,
great and can t'win:.%vi.th..-hl.g^ voice',
while on' the stage Nick mUst ffet
p-i-er on the, .strength of the canned
rep he has piled so high. The tw:o
certain hit spnga sung, b.y. him
a:mong :the .several btheris in "The
Diggers" ::are "TuHps'.' and "Paint-
ing the Clpuds." Ahothor brib : or
so may :edge in, Winhio fsings a
ceuple, too,
W'hen /thcy got through with Be-
ll p£i so that the drawing, rooni back-
ground ^)»iCoriVes alnio«t non-exis'tcht.,
.so fpinpoUlng is her facial pi'r.soh-
=rrlltTT
"IIeigh--iro:". "Who . Wriuldn't ' Bl*
jt>a,h)us of. VouV" and "Don't He Jilke
That";are tho titlbs, the hittf'r done
Is. very Hclenk.'incish b-roop-ppo-
poop delivery;.
P>aby itcse Mafic, while not quite
a baby, is a rfniarkable yuung.sler
and with it. a coinely child. It's a
peach shpi-t and they'll" likf it all
over. Abel.
lasco's "Gold Diggers," the Warners
had the. title only loft. Around that
they built another show, on and off
stage. L.irry Ceballos attended to
the staging of . the on sstage portion.
And well, so well he used 24 ch'drus
boys ill walking suits and silk hats
for one bit. . It must have .made the
show pro'ilucovs gasp last' Friday
nlgh't at the: Winter Garden. -For
this lively : film with its - comedy,
sbng.s and numbors at 50c AVQuld
chill oven, a Slvubcrt -ttMio thinks" ttnjr
.stage turlwy can get. $4.40, and mbs>t
of thorn rrdin :Or on the stiigeMiopk
like t.urK'oy.<? : a ftor a ^ ijicturi.> ; riiakbr
:g.et.s t^irough;\yith this or that exr
trayagant produotiqh .-i.s .a talker. '
A cbupie oC; dolnitK otherwise from
thb. stiige in • the oolluloid . ''Gbld.'"
N'an.cy Welfoi-d and. Ann Portning-
lon, - . Technicolor . has imule a real
little beauty piit of the- girl. with the
Coot, ivhci didn't dance so inuch herb
or ni a k o , h e r se 1 f n o tab 1 e . ■■} \at ; h er
nartie is : spmethih.g; • : M iss Welfoi'il
did nicoiy enbugh what she ;h d to
d(). .' In ■ the stew scene,' Klisn Wcl-
f oi-.d, : at least, . surp,,assed Conway.
Tparlo, fo,r Tparle too bfteh; forgot
h e .;. Was son sed. Ho s6bc:red iip
(.ireadCully. to denounce Nancy, then
reiheinb(M';e'd ;ahd staggered put: of
t-he-(jt)or.~: '.:' •■•:':■.-' ::;, . :•.,-; ■
■ Xext.Mp: -jliss .'Tjigh'tii'cr' .iii ' work
. wa.s , her- cpniody. 'oiuipsite, Albert
(J Kin, as a ^reyr'haired heavyweight-:
linvyer;: whom Winnie landed: Win-
pie really; landed twice. yOnce wheni
sho got- him on a yes , proposal, but
hetyrp then when Winnie took a lbap
from a table, right - on { to :Gran's
bread department. : It. w'a.s a. howl;
- LilyaTi' Tashmah did an upstage
show dame i-iolther well, but someone
forgpt tb- -make 'her :say .:''ain'.t" tbo
after sciiiaw king over it;. Thos'e gag
nien , on. the cpast at'o only, recalling'
iifvff the:'stiinL: .': '. .. / / , -.- :::',' .-,
.. Helen Foster and: ' WiiUaim Bake-
well were' the kids in: a. very slim:
love thread, but; Miss Foster look.s
well enpu.gh tb be tried out. iri some
of those :Ahlta: ;Page roles. ; . ' .:
in the rewritten . "Gbld 'Dijggers"^:
the love thing'. Js Only the alibi, The
new story i.s; hung; onto it, with just
enough of the digging to hold ui> the.
title.'-,,. •:,■.'■:-.; .,.:; "::
: Well .worked ■ but; " witi^; ^Jienty' of
sirced- all of .'the time,; and coloring
h:il of the ■vvhile,:;Wljetb.er in: the rbg-
uiatiph individual scehos ot the ;eh'-
sembles..: : And tlie director,. Roy del;
Ruth.: entitled to equal bow.'5.:: \
;Hard shoe dancing, or tapping is
frequently in use for Its sound effect.
: While the Warners "Say it with
Songs" is al.sb an all-colored talker,
soniehb'w -here 'the Technicplor prob-
ess appears to give greater strength
to the picture; a part bC it. Technic
colbr's smoothness in the tJ^King thai',
also cause those many others , who
believe .they have color proceisaes to
wonder.;- '; '■■.:'_ :
. a: very good entertainment on the
screen: : :Reigardless -of how long .It
runs fit the - Winter Garden -..at -$2,
"The .Gold Diggers,': splendidly pHo-
tpgrapihed a:nd r.ecordqd, is; in.
:. • " ■■■■..••..-■ ■' ■-. .- '.^ ' .': Sime.". .
GIRL FROM HAVANA
(ALL DIALOG)
Fox production and . rclea.sb. • 'Directed by
Benjamin Siol"iff. Story by John Stone.
:Ed.vln :H. Burke, dialog. Western Elec-
.trie .(MovicloheJ Roiindefd. At the Roicy,
week Aug.. 31. Running time, (55 minules;
Joan And>>rs. ... ..... . . . . .i.,ola I..anp
A lian Grant, . . . ... . ...... vl'aiil I'age
William Dane. ., . ... , , . . .Kenneth Thom-soh
Ijona Marti,". ............... Natalie Moorhcad
Spike Howard i ...... .Warren Hymer
Dougherty. . . ...... .Joseph (ilratd
Babe Han.son... . ...Adele Wind^sor
Sally Green Marcla Cliapftian
Toots Xolaii . . Dorothy Brown
Detec.tivo. Juun ..Sedlllo
Joe Barker itaymond I^dpcz
A rouglv house battle l)etWeen the
hero and heavy threat^ some scenic
.stuff on the Panama Canal and lla-
yiina, :fi <;r»>ok stoi-y and a nice little
.slice .of love iiiter.est, make "CJirl
From . Hayyna'' a modbrate talking
picture.. . . . , .. '
It . hasn't - the strength fPr .high
reeognitipn, and on. top of that there
Isn't ;-a , drawing . iiame on: tlie list.
-: ; ' Noiie -o f . the-; silc n t : bio w off bat -.
ties, of - the ;past, ■iyhlle : some m.iy
have been- rougher, io6ke4. imoro like
the. real thing than 'this one between
Paul Page and Warreni Hymei*. - ^
Xioia Lane plays -:a . detective,
•which, offscreen, would be uhusiual
for such a ^nrl:. Shels asstgricd to
un.r.'vvpl a .jewel mystery. The mpb.
IS fleeing to Haya-na, '. ; .. :
l?aul;Page,- one,. of the members,
seems ' too; nice tp he : a , common
thief, while Mi.s.s Lane rhakes. it
tougher for herself by fn1ling.:in Ibvc
.with ...him. Ijack of faith., is ihisr
placed, fot- he's: only mixed up witir'
the gfing to . find the murderer of
his father; Simple?
In the. clo.sing flsticuff.s: Page
hind.s tlui:o;ib. lip wa.s .artcr. It hap-
ixined to. be the wicked Ilyiner-
Whose to.Ug.h ^<iiy. antics provide the
picture's comedy relief. ,liis is the
host played roh'.
Ship.'s. concert on board the Ila-
yana-.bbuhd 'stcfunfr .providv.'s a
chahcc. for m'bre comedy and a plug
i''.'.t' a- them e, song. "Tim t; Av'l 11 .Tcil.'
UNGUARDED GIRLS
,(Sex Picture)
(SILENT)
; Circle Films, Inc. (Samuel Cummin!^),
road ni\ow sex- fcaturo, wlUi tcoliircr. Story
by Jiick Townloy. : Directed by WlHiant
C'urriin. Ca-st Ineiuidcs I'ad.ly O'FJynh,
Jack Ifopkins, Tom Gi'rle.v, Alt>hoii.s(> Mar-
t»'ll,. .Mcfle- WHUUTOS. At Tlhif.s :S(iuaro,
Now york,: Indednitoly, starUnK AUg. 31,
at.- 30-7D. Running :tlnitf 80' hvin.-i. ;
Junior clerks, .menVJyh.o- never:
found out what it's all :i"ibout, .gents
With -ti the to ;iiUl, vi.siting- :firohien
Who- believe everything.- they . .L'bad..
and see on three i-sheets-— those are
the. cUripus peasants who ^drift. into
a sex shb w 1 Ike "I" hgu-'irded Girls;"
-When- they slap, dpwii -thelr::six bits
and. pchetr.ato. the veil of "the" truth
.about : white slayery" they, .may, vor
may not, fee] like uriichay.s;. b(<t im-
Ibis.s they left school at. th p.. fourth'
grade they probablS'. npftc'b; .thoro;ij.,a
long- swim botwoim wh.it the- ibijhy'
promised and' What, the sci-oen' do-.
liyerSi, .. " "■■ ■;: . , •■'
This, of Cbur.se, ; lias boon going
bn for spmc littlb: while! iOv.ej-y b.ur-
Ipsque house in' the.; couhtry' QDet':':
ates on the sanac principle,- putting'
i ts best .show' . in t he :ibbby„; Tim b has .
:built. iip a techniqlib and frcqubntly
a very high order of : showmanship
is represpntod in the e>cph)itiitioh of.:
seJc .shbws. The; law allow'fi: man.-^.:
agers tb arouse :cuiiosity,;;i-iut^ does
not permit itis. gratlflcatibn; So Uve
boys strike a .bal.iihGe.: it's an or-
ganized- businc>ssv . '
; /'Unguarded ' Girls" J i.s; ho . more,
and no: less, than a:,younger >gener.a^.
tioh Sermon and shPwis far le'ss than
a Clara. Bow piotu re-.: As to- quality '
it's. passable,.-story. is it little; minus
on .logic, but irivblyed in- do'tails; di-
rection is . pretty faiiv photdgraphy
only :sp.'-so; aiid it is vbry dbfihifely
on the side PC the "f undiimentaii.sts.
Its theme sOng: would be, if: it had
a theme song, "Say- No, Littlb' Giri,
■Say/Np.''-; . . ■;: :■:
■ As. Wltii most sex .jlictUres the
spieler docs a woik-up ,'for his.' lit-
erature, sold in -bulk, seven pam:i-
phlets for a biick. He alludes to thb
.purpose of : the .presentatioh. : A:
stranger might ; deduce : that ,".l.'h-\
guarded , Glirts" :'Ls .,a phllahtiirbijic;
ehterpri.se , innocent • of cbmmbrcial -
ism, .solely intent, ui^'on; brihging-
light and understanding into lives
darkened by ignorance of Santa
Claus;;' ^,;. , , :-■ ,' ,-. -■-■':-'~., ■
Sin :Struts its flamboyant hips
late in the picture.- They call it a
Speakeasy; but there.'s an. older
name. : At ; least if there are .any.
speakeasies like this one around
Variety's .staff would, probably do ■
a story bn -'em, It'd malce rage
bhe.
."Unguarded Girls", doesn't turn
out . a -vefy;: strong caisc ;for yirtue,
but it "artfully. subscribe.<!"lo the. re-
quirements of censorship, \and' will
probably . find its wiy iptb most, of
the. states. ' fjond.
THE ARGYLE GAS£
; (AL L b I A LOG) :
Warner Uros. vita:plione produ'etlon-
relpase; all. dialog, ' starring' . T1jo»na:9
Melghan, -with H. U. AVarrier ahdMIa
r..ee featured, in -.plcturlzatlon of plfty hy
Harriet I'^ord and Harvey J. O'lligginar
directed- by .IT.oward Mrftthertoi) ; aronarlo
by Harvey Thcw: At Mark Strand, New
York, week of Aug 30. Running time,
85 minutes.
Alexa-ndcr Kayton. . ... . .Thomas Mfl^Wan
Hurley. . . . .. ; IJ. Wumer
Mary- Morgan. ......;.....:..... T^l! a I.eu
Bruoi? Argyle.:. ■..'.......-.. .John liarrow.
Mrs, \Vyatt..,. 54iiSu PUt.i
Joe; .-. ; ...... . , ; . ... . . . .'. ; Bert Rbach
i^dtn . . i 4., i , . . yft'lihur Mack
Fin fey. , . ........ .Uougia.s (Jcrr'jinl
KItt.v .'. . Aiona Mai'lowe
Skidd'.,. -.. ; . ,. . ,:.- .,, ..J.. QuLtin
Alan. . ■ . . . . . .,.;, . .'. . . . .IjPW .lTiirv(.>y
;4i)'ira'rejlXIy~reTun^re"(l by"MTss^>ant«.
The crook talk is a bit ov-c.r'dohe
In thf dialog, but most of Die tiinf'
bright onoiigh . to ivoid, b'MMg tak'.'ti
ton .Korlously.
Voirp oxplanatifin of the trii?
ihi-odgh the Ca-ruil i.s in1r!i-o.«<i.ijig ;inii
well i^lantod. A'n oillccr tlx- ho.-it
tl(K'S thi> explaining to iwiv Ki7N.
When he's, through tlwv ask f.,!!,.}.
other, '.'What did hn «ay?"' iiij/f.
"7-he Argyle CaSe"- is good box-
bfllce as a talker. It ppS.se.s.soK all.;
tlie elements, of pbpularly a7)i)<'aling
mystery melodramati'cs, fortified by.
tbe. added significance of Ihi.s l.cing
ThornaH : Meighan's iir,st talki r, . As
the star-detective hero Of "The
Argylo Case," Meighan - more than
sustains his end, even lending con-
viction :-tp an occasional banality
\yhlch the continuity writer wished^
bhtb TiTrn;; sucTi : a.sT^ •''ThahTv's;' .sei-.'-
geant; I'll sec that you're prbinfjted
for this.'; , ; ■•:. ■' . ' '.'•
;. .' With It, B. Warner .'irfd Lila Lob
featured in s:uppbrt',:plui5 55aSu J'itta
and Bert Hoach in comedy as.sign-
ments, tlip pasting Is handily tfi UoiV
caro of/ Mis.s Lee looks .find sjieak^:
well, ' rioHv "grown ti p,'* ' ^ihd ■ 'Koaclv
as . the .sUghtly. ,dumbbelj. -assistant;
injects enougli of a :llght touch to .
maintain a consistent ,. . pace .a.-i
comed.v relief to fin otherwl.se ultra- ;
dramatic sltuatlbn; .. , ;
• Again.<5t the background bC the
murder of the head of the hoiise o£
Argyle is a: sihl.ster seciuenco pi: an-
tecedents going back ..120 y-'ais,
which ahso h:rinj<,s in a strong, coiin-
terf citing elemiMit.. The ; thcatrifar
hooey with the SecToi: t5''rvlc9,
agents,: the .sliding panels,'- dicta- :
gtaph set-ui)S (this now oulrnodi-ii
theatrical jjrnp Is lent . new ..Hignitl-
cant-.e in this treatment) and the
wbulci-bo niciiacin.g, a.vsailant bf thf»
horoiiie all c'(;.n)binii into agri.'oablo
^=U(i:i4*lrfe^.hKU«At-i*M^^
w.a'.s t>riginally producod 15 years
ago.) ■■■ . - -. ,■ ■
of cour.se, calling the hero, Alex-
anilor Kayton, ' A, K," .sonnd.s a hit
a.wi-y for th" JDrnadway butich,.' but-
othcrwiso; 'th.at \v'>n't ine.an - any-
thing. Jloai-h'rt ob.servation , that
"ih;« casi*- i.s {."•lling nion* scrmvy
f.-v'i.-ry d.iy" was the big belly lliiugli.
(Cnntinued on page )i4)
14
V A R I E T Y
IT'S IN THE BAG,
BOYS! WATCH M-G-M!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ w
^^^^^^^^^
Even greater than"Our Dancing Daughters" and beating "Dancing Daughters" records.
In DETROIT it's so big at the Michigan Theatre that it's being put into the Madison for an
extended run. STATE, LOS ANGELES wires: "Smashed all house records, beating 'Single
5tahdard'\vh^
i tecord^^
STATE, LOUISVILLE
INDlANi^POLIS^^^
' "'it's' a gpld- mine.-. ■V/"^■^,^:■■;>■':^:'•■
ASTOR, N. Y/ sold out every perfo with standeeis niatm^^^
night. Advance sale biggest in Astor history. Midnight Show added. $2 smash hit!
TREK4GNT, BQSit)N^^^^^^ an opening
riot, police holding back crowds unable to p^^^ into S.R.O. house. Biggest advance sale
ever heard of ^i^
GRAUMAN'S CHINESE. Gontinues its amazing $2 engagement. Opening soon
PrilLADELPHIA, GHIGAGO, FRISGO and elsewhere.
Playing day and date in two $2 New York theatres, EMBASSY and LAFAYETTE and
solid sell-out with standees at both houses. Midnight shows added.
4- DYNAMITE (Cecil B. DeMille's $2 Smash)
Continues its great run at $2 Carthay Gircley Lbs Artg
greatest De Mille box-office hit of years.
opens Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, Sept 5 th for advanced, price ^engagements The
surprise musical romance that's on^the way to a grand.and glorious clean-rup I
M ETRO aOLI^^
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
V A R I E T Y
15
>S".V.->.VA.
in V\ontns,
Pantheon,
ToVecio
^.•■■.•.■AA*^ I
does the trick
the r e g i ( t e r e d trade mark of the Vitaphohe C o r p o r a t'i d » d • • i g n a t ! n 2 i t • product
16
VARIETY
PICT UR E S
Wednesday, jSeptember 4, 1929
HoUywood Chatter
Richard Arlen has igroho home, St.
Paul, Minn., to visit his parents.
iLlly Diaimita Is due In New Yoi'lt
oh the EireniGn Sept. 10. ■ .
Graf Zep 6£iileci over town and
ebmebody thought it was Jirtimy
Durante in a Jjursuit plane. . :
Ruth' , Chattertbn and Fay. Baihter
are planning to fly to New. York to-
gether tor a yaeatlpn. . . •
Joe PInqus . pulled out [ of town
with an : . Irish . setter and .Lew
Brown. ,
. Emiljr Fltzroy 4s back In H.ollyr
wood after several months In Eng-
land.,-
kay Franois will gnash a rose In
Paramourit's revue. She's to dp
"Carfnen," backed a male chorus
so she won't have to sing.
Mary Eaton and MlUard -Webb
held a reception at the Beverty Wll-
shlre following their marriage Sun-
day ■ (Sept,:; I) \-
Soon as Lenpre ;.Ulric finishes'
"South Sea Rose,'-', for Fox, she and
Sidney . Blaekmer. wiii go east to do
"The Sandy SCoijker,'' ^gk ; .
Howard Hughes has hew Boeing
biplane. Recently the .iCSoodyear
blimp dropped into th.e^ producer's
backyard and picked him up.
Jack Lalt is In town and Aqua
Calicntled over Labor Day with hi.s
son, ' George, Lait expects to start
east Wedneaday (Sept. 4)..
.When Wlimle Sheehan sails for
Euroipie early next mpnth he.; will
try out the .Bremen..^ Fpx produc-
tion head expects to be gone eight
weeks.
Dick Bartbeliviess tried to secure
passage on the ifirafrZep from Hero
to Nevy York. A wire from Jack
Warner told : the actor to stay at
home.;
Formt . feilpw townsman of the
Roach vice-president reveals just
why that official practically always
Is referred , to as "Beany" Walker.
He. was born In Lima, O. ;
Story drifting bick from the east
says that when It started ito shower
In New York one night, the girls oh
the- Astor theatre living billboaTd
went Ihto "Singing In the Rain;",
Sol Witrtzel found it imperdtive
to previev} a pictute this weeK at
Pebble Beach, seme of the golf
tournament. Seventeen cither irh-
.pcrative pre,views,
Riidy Valleie ipicked a tough day
to arrive. Came In: Saturday eve-
ning before Labor Day with every-
body out of toy/n. No mayor or
TRdCAOEROueW ROVAL
PALACE HOTEL
LOMDON/ ENG.- :
SAGAMORE ^ SENECA
HOTELS -ROCHE$TER.M.Y.
THOUSAND ISLAND
COUNTRY CLU&
LOUISVILLE, KY.
AAAHAGEMEHT OF .
JULIUS LEIB
Musical Director
SECOND YEAB
LOEWS MIDLAND, KANSAS GITY
ONE OF AMERICANS FOREMOST THEATRES
nuthln'. Publicity boys had to think
fast.
Charles Chaplin Is credited by hfs
staff with having the right idea on
the heat thing, Out . of liatiencc
with Old Sol's persistence, Chaplin
closed down production on. 'iCity
Lights" from Aug. 24 to Sept. 3;
No trick to tell ■Who's working
among the film. players who patron-
ize hotel Iballrboms. About . 11:30
there's a. general, exodus of those
who have, to be oh the set In make-
up at nihie a/m.
Kay Johnson (Mrs. Johrt Crom-
well) has a sneaker to dp a comedy
scene In M-G-M's next; revue. A
natural comedienne, iWlss 3 ohnson's
hahdlcap lis that' ;^he studio ..execs
Won.'t believe It because of "Dyna-;
.mite," . .
Plenty, of tennis being played oh:
Freddie Mixrch's court. . To date
the host, .Chandler Spragiie and
Harlan Thompsorv^ . havi? ' been
splitting top hPhors. Kay Johnson
leads the' fehime .contingent iatirpss
this net, but cah't stop laughing
long enough to win a set.
A. humbcr of performers .were
sent out to a cafe . on ' the outskirts
of Hollywood in answer to a .call.
When the performers asked about
the proposition the managep told
them they ' were to entertain and
wash dishes between shows. No
takers. '
Within , 48 . hours after "Bad
Babies" was. pinched pave CantoV,
local cut-rate ticket lmpi;Csarlo,. had
mesisenger boys distributing pack-
ages of 12 passes with a fou bit
Service charge tag through every
office 7 building, In town.
Harry Cohn pidked' himself a bar-
gain in a new Hlspanp. Day after
he bought he had twp. offers for
it— one was $6,000 and a used Roils,,
the second $9,000 , and a LlncPlh. '
Can't be said that Harry got the
new bus fpr coffee and cakes, but
coffee aind French pastry gives the
idea.
Columbia wanted a double for
Ralph Graves to hoof In a long shot.
Jack Murray applied and .was
okayed on Ipoics but; was told he
was Inches too short, Murray hiked,
to a : cobbler, had twp^ and one-
half inch, heels put on his shoes and
came back to the studio In a high
crowned hat and suit with vertical
stripes. ..He got the contract.
They . say First . National has a
title for a coming Alice .White,
picture of "Darling . of the Gobs."
Harlan Thompson " and Marion
iSpltzer (Mrs. Thompson) leave for
an eastern visit In October. Latest
title, for: Miss Spltzer's novel Is
"Runaround.'' Wiil probably be
away a ihPnth.
Mary Lucas is still struggUn;;
With mashie shots and her husband,
Bobby Crawford, understands. Fol-
lowing the farhily's eight weeks
abroad, starting next month, Bobby
expects to put in about. two months
of hard labor before taking a hPuse
in Florida; and ihstalllng- a golf pro
therein.. Says if he doesn't come
back in the 70's he' iand golf will
terminate the association.
Fox Studio is wise to Step
Fetchit. Step went to Frisco for
a personal appearance at the rieio
Fox there, and installed himself at
the St. Fraricis ioith a valet. About
mid-week he wired into the studio
asking for a week's vacation
Hovic office spurned \the request
on suspicion, later finding out that
Step had booked himself in another
town on the strength of his Frisco
cUcie.
That Fator guy is still phoning
members <»f the screen colony about
those horsea who vyhisper to him.
But .maybe_a Fox femme name un-
knowingly .cured him last week.
Fa;^tor called ;the girl up and went
into a. long routine oh this pony
in that race and that race for th's
pony. After close to half hour siales
tajk, the actress finally said, "Well,
all right/placie a dbllar and ?i hajf
fOp me''--Tan.d meant iV^^,
; They're tollihg a yarn out here .of.
the "break" ■ I'VankV' Albprt.spn the
boy who plays the . fresh kid in
:'*Sa.lu te" .(Fo>:), .. got In New Yprk.
Aibert.<5on,' j.u.st li ..youngster,, was in
Mahha^tau f or . the rtr-it .time 'vyhien
thi.s unit went dowh to Annapolis
oh. iocation. Knowing hp one but
a, Princeton imdprffraduate, the t'wo
pooled; 'rcspuroc.s,'; $30; arid AlbertsPrt
picked . .a hotel bccatise a noted
gainblor had been shot there. : . Ask-
ing; a bell hop if he know ah actor,
by the hume of Charlie .Eaton, the
unifoi-m replied. "No, but guess his
Kistor istops here." . AibcrtsOri and.,
tlie boy friend grabbed the: -phone,
eharlie Was there, and fpr the' next
two days MisajKaton -arid Marilyn
Miller , trotted the visitors from
lunch, to dinner; to .show.s, to night
clubs/ And Aibertson still had $8
when he lahdGd in Holly woo d;
MORRIS AND PUBLIX
(Continued from page 7)
vaudoville bills .to those managers,
his ollice arranging them and t<iii
lending his explbitatlpn advicf. Al-
though in that dfty .the word ojc-.
plbittitipn had not: crept into the
sho'vv buslneps, Instead it was cill-
ed"fra;nriihg stunts."; : ..
Bill Morris tried to run an op-
position, circuit, to Keith's. Oh . tiip
verge of. succesis. -he suffered . th
unfortunate loss of the late Georgtv
Leventritt, his flnancial and contart
man, alsp his attorney, I^iyentritt
could not be replaced '. In time to
prevent Morris .abandoning the on-
terpHse.
Bill has been brpke a couple of
times in 30 years but he nevor lost
:his ,; smi|e ' or his grit. Far bettor
than ail, on his record Is the- un-
di.<i!PUted' fact /that Bill Morris h.aa
never done a wrong thing in a
business way In his life/
Joan' Marsh, high school, girl, has
been given a con tract by U. .
Mprgah Fiirloy >for- "The Show
Off." Par. ' ■■'
Matt Taylor, screen treatment of
"Paradise Ahoy," Glenn Tryon. V.
Houston Branch, writing original
for John Bole's next, U.
. Al DeMbnd . writing dialog fof
"Behavior of Mrsi .Crane^," . Laura La-
Plante, Ui,
i^o-w at
LOEW^S PALACE THEATRE
WASHINGTON, b. C.
INDEFINITELY
AFTER ONE YEAR AT THE MICHIGAN, DETROIT
"SOUTH'S FINEST ORCHESTRA"
FULCO'S MUSIC MASTERS
JOS. FULCO, CondDctinp
I..OEWS STAtE. mew ORLEANS
BACK ON BROADWAY
Return Engagement
(Moim
Thanks to Mr. LOUIS K. SIDNEY
FORD, MARSHALL and JONES
(THREE BLACK ACES)
This Week: ORIENTAL, Chicago
Ptcture Rep., SEYMOUR SHAPIRO West. Rep. R-K-0, SAM ROBERTS East. Rep. R-K-0, M. S- BENTHAM
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
V A R I E T Y
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HERE'S THE ONE BIG CHANCE YOU'W^ FOR'
A FIVE-YEAR FRANCHISE WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED TO IT
Read this partial list of offerings for 1929-1930
"JOURNEY'S END"
I'rpm R. C. SherrifTs sensational stage success— a play that is astounding the whole world. A Tiffany-Stahl-Gainsborough Production,
•THE LOST ZEPPELIN**
. ^ A thrilling, up-tp-the-miriute naelodrama with Conway Tearle, Virginia Valli^
MAE MURRAY IN "PEACOCK ALLEY." ; "THE MEDICINE MAN" with a star cast. From Elliott Lester's
'TROOPERS TIIRE3E" by Arthur Guy Emp pliiy-
"PAINTED iPACES" with Jbe Ev Brown, Helen Foster and "WOMAN TO WOMAN," a Tiffany-Stalil-Gainsborough production
Wallace MacDonald, /
"DANGEROUS BUSINESS" from Edwin Balmer's Cosmopolitan
Magazine story.
"KATHLEEN MAVOURNEEN" with Sally O'Neill.
with Betty Compspn, George Barraud and Juliette Compton.
LEO CARRILLO IN "MISTER ANTONIO" with Virginia Valli.
"THE ENCHANTING MELODIE," all-color Technicolor feature,
ALL-COLOR TECHNICOLOR FEATURE as yet unnamed.
TWELVE ONE-REEL "COLOR SYMPHONIES" with twelve more to follow. They are "Viennese Melody," "Songs My Mother Taught
Me," "Minuette," "The Cossack's Bride," "The Sacred Hour," "Temple Bells," "Tales of Araby," "A Modern Cinderella," "The Mountain
King," "A Song of India," "Pharaoh's Daughter" and '!In Old Madrid."
' All in dialogue and sound with RCA Synchronization
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VARIETY
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
§
L
All Talking
FOX MdVIEtdNE
toith
LOUIS WOLHEIM ROBERT PRAZER
ULLRICH HnUPt
lorn Patrlcola El Brcndcl
l^hgh
Owen Davis
Scenario by
Sony a Levien
Staged By
Elliott Lester
Directed hy
ALLAN
DWAN
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Wednesday, September 4, 1929
PI C T U R E S
VARIETY
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lIA.ExhibsWalkOuton't)udaw''
Only
Minqieapdlis, Sept, 3.-
:The Northwest Theatre Owners'
Assoeiatloa ; CQntinues to . a
winning- fierhit to prevont thie dis-
. tributprs; from re-ostahllghiner arbi-
tration In this, tetritory. Tho ini-
tial meetingr- of the 'outlaw" film
arhitratipn' board, scheduled for jast
week, failed to materialize when
not a , slngl^ exhibitor menrtber ap-
ploihtee put in. an appearance at
the Nicollet hotel. :
: .The exhihltor merriberis of the
; •'outlaw" Arbitration board \ were
appointed by Mayor* W;. P. Kunze of
Minneapolis ifrom a list subrnitted
by the .distribtitors. The list con-
■tainipd ribn-members of the l>iorth-
west Theatre Owners' Asspciation.
Plstrlbwtbr members of the "out-
law" arbitration., bokrd were on
hand to conduct a number .of hear-
ings. Tliey waited in vaini for the
exhibitors .. and were compelled to
adjourn.
W. A. Steffes, president of the
theatre- men's association, declares
"the exhibitors will be unablb to
re-establish arbitration." . Even if
they should he threatens court ac-
tion to prevent the carrying put of
any "outlaw" ibPard's decisions. Dlsv
putes between distrib.iitof s and ex-^
hibitprs regarding 'contracts,, etc.;
heticeforth must be settled in the
law courts, he says. . ^ .
The owners' a,ss.oclati6n avowed
reason fpr withdrawlner .from arbi-
tration was that the arbltratlpii
board was "a monkey court and
collection agency and entirely one-
Bided." It chiargred that in every
98 cases out . of 100 .tried thie "big
fellow"— distributor— was unmolest-
ed fpr violatipns, . whiie the small
operators werie,^ haled before the
board for the' slightest infractions
of the written , documents..
WALKED OUT ON THIRD
Cpston Abandpns Vista, ehhr--Leas-
ed ta Sal kin on Percentage
_ Chicagp, Sept.: 3. :
Chicago Theatres Co., -headed by
Jame.si C.ostpn, who also is bperating
the National Playhouses in receiver-
ship for the. Ghicaso Title & Trust
Cov,: walked, out of the Vista the-
atre leaving all equipriient behind,
About three years' to .go on the
lease, ■ ' , , ■ '
Harry Drtenstein, owner, has; re-
leased the house to Morriis .Salkin
Who will operate it. on a percentage
arrangement.
This is the third ;Costpn house to
close in four months. ■
Cullen Landis as M. C.
Edmund Breese, Bert Roach for
"Hold Eveythlher,"^ WB.
Montague Love for " Wild . Heart,"
Radio.
Howard Estaibrook, dialog for
"Hell's Angels," Caddo.
..... Chicago, Sept, 3.
With release ot. Chas, -Kaiey- as
m. c. between ihe . Granada and.
Marbro, Marks Bros, how empioy-
irig temporary or "guest" stage
band leaders. .
■Tom Waring . concludes four
weeks next week and Will be fol-
lowed by Billy Taylor and CuHen
Landis, . Taylor comes iri for twb|
weeks with an optlpn for two more;
while the d£ite for Landis, former
screen, actor, , has hot been set.
ThPrnburg Cpnries Back ■
. Mat-shailtown, la., Sept. 3.
. Don Thorhburg,. former owner of
the Casino and Odeon theatres, who
disposed of his Interests three years
agp, is back In ; the picture - busi-
ness here in association with M.
Wardman, A. DeVale, K. Johns and
•J. L Troyas.
They have secured the Crohkle-
ton building:, 108 East Main street.
It will be revamped into a theatre
and opened Sept. 15.
Here 'Tis—rYours V«ry Truly
LITTLE JACK LITTLE
Known and Idolizi^d by Millions
Radio's celebrated persPhallty is
hack on Station WLW, jGIhcinnati.
The Big Radio Shows this season
will keep me hustling for a while.
"For iluture bookings correspond
with 1238. Michigan Ave., Cincinnati,
Ohio, or 'phone East ICTl-L.
Undertaker V SideGne
. ; . . Norwalk, Conn., Sept, 3.
, Andrew J. Colling, one- of Con-
necticut's Jforembist undertakers,
has . given up his theatre running
Sid© line. The local Empress and
Regent have been leased by :Cpllins
for 21 years to Charles Vuono, who
operates the Palace and Strand at
StamfPrd.
'.; Collins recently let his other two
lio.uses at Danbury go to the Hpff-
mans.
AUle Hamilton, with Collins, re-
mains with Vuono.
J, Charles Davis company • has
gone to Presidio, Tea;., to make
three pictures. First will be an all-
tailker, "Below the Border." Others
feature Art Acord, "A Texaa Bat-
tler" and "Flashing Spurs,"- both
silent, Bruce ^Mitchell will direct.
Joseph Cawthorn for " Jazz
Heaven,^' Radio,
State Fair No Longer Brings Biz
To Theatres-^^Btos Main Cause
"COCKEYED" JAMS JOX
HOUSES ON WEEK-END
WhlzVed: right .out of the Roxy,
where it: riaade house b.o. historv.
Fox's .-^CPckTEycd ; World" ^iwrent
into the neighborhood Fox Vayde-
filni houses Saturday ar.d' started:
to .'smash. :aU. previous records:'
. Sensational biz reported at the
.Academy (14 th street), Audubon
(ICSth street), and ~ Fox's, Brook-
lyn,' ; ■ . '■: ■
A lini^ on '. what the piptUre can-
do at the Academy was shown since-
ppening last Saturday. Six riiris .
daily of the film witli.,- standees.
The house seats . 3;514. The house
opens at 10.30. with a Fanchbn &
Marco unit; ';B6ws / and Beaux,"
only :ph the stage. So that the six
cPrhpletjB shows can be given daily
there the stage • act has its fu-st
presentatipn at 12V35, noon. ; It fpi-
lows the feature. . . -.
Saturday, Sunday and 'Monday
(holiday) .never sa^y such crowds
that, jammed the APademy and . its
entrances, a condition -a^^^
other .Fpx housps.-'. T^
range for ■ the three diTtys \vas \ CO-
75 -.90. Monday to Friday .vnfiats.,
25-35 -.50.' Monday. ■ to ■ li'riday.
nights, 40-50-75.
Over in • Brooklyn the weeit-end .
and holiday turned the entrance de-
sire alhiPst into a .parilc; .; .
Up' at the Audubon' it was f pre-
cast it would be a completif . sellout
for the entire .seven days. for. aft-
ernoon and nights.
Tracey's Three Years
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
Lee Tracey has ■g:6t a three-year
contract with Fox, Signatures were
affixed last week. .
It means Tracey. leaves the stage
after the coniilng season during
which he must play "Front Page'*
pn tiie rpad for Jed Harris.
. /Milwaukee, Sopt; 3. .
Wisconsin's State Fair is no long-
er a , business makpr for the local
theatres. Held here last week the
houses suffered instead.
Automobiles are given the ntaih
blame, but a dropping interest in
the fair itself is citPd.
.Wiscpnisih's State; Fair is one p£
the -largest in ..the' U, S. Its l)uil: in
previous 'years. hM. been .tre.mehdo.us.
Last; weelVwith moderate ci'owds.and
rain ; for a cpuiile of days, the the-
atres .downtown .failed tp feel any
acceleration iii; the bPx offices,
'Those drawn in from .outlying
points usually return h,ome the
same day, . In , f prriier years the
State Fair Was an occasion and ex-'
ciise fpr a trip tp Milwaukee. It at
least , lasted pvei:"hight or. for twp;
days.. ■ . ■..''..■'.': •■
Taken as a toicch of a. fading In-
terest in the State Fair .exhibits,
how long that institution will keep
going in the ; face pf : the evident
stronger cPunter attractions yearly
riiay b.eco'riie the problems of all Ijig
city fairs.
Fox's Mountain Div.
Los Angeles, Sept. 3. '. .
List of Kohn -and Fairchild houses
taken over by. Harold .B. Franklin
for Fox are as follows: Lincoln and
Princess, Cheyenne, Wyo.; American,
State and Lyric, JFort. Collins, Colo,;
West, Strand and Rlalto," Trinidad,
Cplp,; . Strand and America, Lbrig-
monl, CblP.; Rialtb and Lov.eland,
Lovelahd, Colo.; Jones and Cannon,
Cannon City,, Colo, ; ■. Rpui'ke - iand.
Wonderly, La Junta, Colo.; Corona,
Mutual "and Duncan; Los Vegas, N.-
M., and Rio Grande, Las Cruces,
N, M. •. .
"These theiatres will be known as
FPx's, Rocky Mountain Division,
with heaiiquarters in Denver and
Kphn to remain In charge. Seating
capacities range from 500 to 2,0Q0.
Franklin is. expected back f roih
Denver Sept. 6, if he doesn't go oh
to New York.
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VARIETY
PICTURES
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Pete WoodhuU Keeps Traveling
As and Persuader
"With the MPTO A rendered irn-'
potent by the Abrjim Myeris Aliied.
States and liable to ' shut off the
president's traveling expenses and
$200 per week to boot any day .now,
Pete Wopdhull grabbed hi msGit a
title and a little irn&re dough AVith
the Schlcssingers. the latter feel
Woodhull's Indie cbntacts over ..the'
many years past will rip into, thiis
sewing up business on the part of
talker competitorsJ and >viU sh6,pt
Dr. DeForest's talker prescription
to the fore. \^
The Schles.singers and Pete didn't
negotiate long:. . Jiiist a week.. Wopd-
hull capitulated to a vice-pres-
idency. '«^A
DeForest plans to underbid RCA
Photophone, which recentljf ai^r
Iiounced a- reproducing ipparattis
for $3,000. v-; ^ : ■■ • .
At present peFd rest: equipment
sells at $6,500. with a' Junior 'ap^
paratus for houses under 7,50 seats
at about $5,000. . . : .
Simultaneously with the drive for
Installations it is deported General,
Talking Pictures Corpbration Is
about to make its • long-pbstppned
entrance into the prpduction field
At present Its studio on TSaat .. 48t|i
street Is pcciipied on sub.:lease b.v
Weiss Brothers, but can be re-
possessed by DeiForest upon notice.
Woodiiull,- with l3eFor*^t and the
Steffcs-Myers group actively en-
dprsing .RCA I'hotophone, creates
the parellei of the pro -Hays and the
ahti-tlays exhibitors Unihg lip be-
hind two competing devices, each
tiiaking strong bids to line up the
5,000 unwired theatreis of small
capacity .which now cbhstitiite the
remnants of the independent field..
Although the '.MP'l'dA paid up
meiVibership fpr the .i>ast fe.w years
has .almost been made up of 100% ■
prodiicer-afQliatefl tlieatrcs partiall
to : \Vesterri . Elootric, the £)eFpres.t
aggregation feels that its adqliisi-
tipn will deliver , the indepehdenta
.hand and : fo.ot.' ' • '. ^ .
. Past floRPo. heads of the MPTGA;
inciudiiig Joe Seider, also, pa;rtobk
of the food spread at the Savoy-
Piaza in .jubili'-tion pf Pete's timely
turn-over.
\ The theatre organization,, never
powerf ul beQause of " petty .bicker-
ings arnohg its executiyes, has, with
the coup pulled by Myers apd the
jiadio-Tiffany-Photophone hook-up,
literally voided Its usefulness to.;
the Hays organization. Obsiervations
have beisn ' niade. frequently in the;
ihfornied; trade during, the past few
months Us tp why two oixtfits When
Hays ha.s the meetings in his pla.ce.
Nevertheless, ah put-:Of ^tbwner . Is
Sign— After 15 Yfs.
Painters are brushing on a.
colored picture . for Radio
Pictures', talking production of
"Rio Rita" on the hbrth wall
of Kelth*s Palace theatre
building. ' . "' y- . '
That wall for 15 years has
contained only th6 wording,
".B. F. Keith's Palace Theatre."
It's hardly distingutshablb at
present, . through- ;faded paint.
The; wall and sign command
a sweep up 7th avenue,, and
also, from directly opposite on
Broadway, the' impprta.nt bill-;
ihg space iias been; entirely
wasted Jieretof ore. ;
PUBLIX TAKES METRO
FROM R-K-OW MINN.
reported being brought liri t<> sit In.
Pete's chair f.br awhile, M. A, j^igl^t ^
rter/ . ■ ',• -
• Another Schlessinger ; acquisition
is :jl6bert E. Saunders, described as
a South Af riican hanker. He will offi-
ciate as secretary. Heretofore, .Joe
Stark is iihderstobd: to have held
that ppst, .as . well aS' ■sebretary foi-
the DeForiest prompters. ,
No Publix, Cincinnati? :
; ' dincinhati, Sept. . 3..
Piiblix is said to have' temiiorarily
abandoned its intention of building
a theatre in this city.
• The asseiinbly pf a site at 9th and
yin.6 streets had gone fprward.
From the story, something unknPwii
turned up . and the- deal is reportbd
olL ;'
at
ASTMAN Sdnochrome Tinted Positive Films translate
every mood of the screen into color. Their sixteen delicate
tints lenct subtle atmos^iere lo eyei^
they sEire s6 adjnsted^^^
sbiind reproduction . . . .Best of all, they are available at a
cost no higher than that of black-and-white. ^ :
yersatile, effective, inexpensiye, Eastman Sonochromc
is the answer to miany a sound-and-color question.
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
No Great States
Minnoai>olIs, Sept, 3,
Publix dealt R^K-O a hard blow
here " when it succeeded in getting
back: the M-GrM film liroduct for
MirihoaipoUs.' R-lt-O last year had
outbid Publix for this product and'
landed it for . the " nenncpin-pr-
phcuni, it .wa'3 the first time that
the ioGal vaudeville, house, oyer had
splurged, so strongly on pictiireif;, .
paying ah averagei pirice of .i$^3;006 a
Week^fot-the M-G-M screen attrac-.
.lions, -.y .. . ?' ■ /
Hennepin - play od^^^^^^u^^ ^leti'o ;
pictures heavily the past season.
Previously, it dcpohdcd almost en-
I tirely on : its Keith vaiide, using pib-.
turca as fillersrin prior, -to .the
M-G-M,acqui.«!ition. .
Under a ; ne\y contract Publix
takea the entire. Metro '29-'30 prod-
iict exclusively for Minneapolis an;d
the jipvthwest ; terrl toi^y.. . tiennepiii
is now left only with..RK0/ Pathe,
independent product and the '28-'29
M-G-M . pictui^os. S^^^^^ ;
Fox and tjfniversal pictures Ave
still outside the Publix fold. Botli
of these brands .are bei.ng iised by
the Pantages hbii^e here. . .
Chicago, Sept. 3.
The name of Groat States 'rho-.
atros, familiar in every town in Illi-
nois, will bo discarded. Hereafter,
the houses - will be known as Puh-
lix..- "
A special- institutional adyertising
camitaiirn' has been started, to . ac*.
quaint tiie state, with .the .chahge.
Harry Gi-ebn in F.annie iBrlce pic-
ture (U A) before starting on term
contract with Par Nov. . !» Robert
Armstrong, . borrovvcd frbrh Palhe,
to play prize fighter* opippsite Miss
Brice. . ■ . ' ■ ■ '■ .•■ ■■
Joan 'Bennett will, siriig in "Song
Qf ; Broad vcay,". UA.V . ; ' .
CbncessicHii From llm
' :Cle\'eland,; Sept. 3v .
laocal exhibitors and oj)ef.atPrs'
unio'h have s;|gned7a hew. vyorking
agreement. No trouble such . as has
been experienced in Al^roh came up'
in Teaching a wage scale agree
i riient.
New: contract jprpvides for a con
tinuatipn of present day ^ Scale in
silent picture houses, but calls for
salary reduction' in two. classifica
tions of talker theatres.
Operators in. houses with 500 . to
800 seat capacity, playing seven
nights and Sunday maitinee, to re
■c'eive $85 instead of $100 weelily. .
Houses seating 500 or less ■vyiil pay
operators. $7.5 instead of $100.a'Week
for seven nights and. matinee. .. .
Reductibh doesn't japply to.clOwri
town contihuous show houses,
which' -will continue to pky . $100
vv:eekly. Operator is, to reecive
added pay, pro rata, if aii extra
matinee is scheduled in both cases,
Cost Films $15,000
San Francisco, Sept. 3
Arrival of the Graf Zeppelin was
a bigger show than any this, burg
has turned out to see since the
pla.ce was a; .hiining camp.
: Every downtown picture house
got a slap at the b. p. that was felt
for the rest Pf the week.
Between five and seven that Sun-
day afternoon, each of. San Fran-
cisco's hills was black with peo-
ple." Weather was pcrfefct to view
the \vhaie of the sky as it glided in
froin the Fa.rrallones, skimmed
through the Golden Gate, circled tlie
bay, glided across the roofs of the
I Pfflce buildings arid then headed for
I IjOs Angeles. . '
The huge Fpx suffered a loss of
$1,500 during the; two hours; Gra-
I nad a • was hit abp u t . $1,000 , bo th fig-.
..ures admitted, and all of .the pthcv -
houses likewise suffered prppor-,
tionately. . . ' . ■ ' ' :
lOsiiniated Zeppelin's arrival dur-
|iing supper show .hours cost San
Pi'anciscb thejttres' better than $15,-
000 In receipts.
; : J^GABBO" AT $2
: .' "Great Gabbd," the Jaiiies .Cruze
-picture, opens. Sept. 12'-at. the. Sol-,
wyn,-. Ne^Y York, , fo^. a $3 .engage-'.:
ment. . it is being presented by the
new group: headed by Sarriuel Zier-
ler, with . whom Cruze recently e.f ^
fected a distribution tie.-up.
Reported this' picture has been
booked by Fox for Ins entire cii>
cuit, but this-is not confiripod.
Neglepted Theatre
Jtliddlctown, Conn., .Sept. 3.
'Chargin.g that: -the ': Connecticut
MARKS BROS.
Granada and Marbro Theatres:
CHICAGO
Per. M(fr., MUKKAY BI^OOM
COSTUME
FOR HIR
PnODTJCTIONB
1SXPI..OITATIONS
PRESBNTXTt'OKB
li^ ' C O S T* U AA E S '
Itivo'r V-alloy Theatre Xoriv, of i'.os-
Uin, pre.«('nt l<';i.<'oe of. the CJriind
Uieatve in . liiis . .oily; has ' jiaid no
rout for 11.10 h(!nsc aiul ha.s removed
einiipmont from the unused theatre
and th;it. it lia.'^ allowed the properly
to . deteriorate, Halvutbro Adorno,
Who ■ cdMl i:ols the property, has
.started legal aetlcm to reopyer $-5,-
000 from the corporatipn. . .
5th Ave.
Theatre,
Seattle,
Wash.
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
V A R I E T Y
I 21
PATHE
RECORDS
ANN HARDING
"PARIS
BOUND''
u-ith Frederic March
nnd Leslie Fenton - .
From, the staffe play by Philip
Barry, Produced by Arthur
Hopkins, Supervised by Maurice
Revnes, Directed by Edward H.
Griffith, Adaptation by Horace
Jackson .
INA CLAIRE
in
"THE AWFUL
TRUTH"
..ill. HENRY DANIEL
Story by Arthur Richnuiri,
Directed M{irshall Seihin,
SuinTiisrd by Maurice Hemes,
Didlimiti' <lirecteil by Rollu
r.loyil. tiltip I (I I ion b\- Arthur
Klrh niiiii 1111(1 Horace Jachson .
"LUCKY IN
LOVE"
" "' MORTON DOWNEY
<■".' BETTY LAWFORD
Story ai\d dialogue by
(■ene .\fnrlyey
<frif:inui son us hv Hud Creen
and Sam //. Slept. Musical
Direct or Sac ha Bun ch u k .
Directed by Kenneth JTebb.
Supervised by Robert Kane.
\rst BIG FWE on PAT^ 1929-30 program set
astajidcLrdjbrshow
industry. Keyed to the taste of a puMic
bewniing metic
productions of the inost advanced type^
in star value^ production merit, and story interest, are a
tnie c^ of the entir
"^rdrn fqr the
NN HARDING in PARIS BOUND literally tobk
Ghiciagoi by storm showing at the Sliiide-
bafcer, and was icclainied by critics and pu^ as a star
destined to siirp^a^s eyen her brilliant career on the stage.
At the Fisher Theatrcv Detroit, PARIS BOUND duplicated
its
o success.
EDDIE QUILLAN in THE SOPHOMORE played to
tremendous business in day and date showings at the
Paramount Theatres in New York and Brooklyn. The
reviewers raved over the picture and placed Eddie on a
plane as high as Harold Lloyd. THE SOPHOMORE also
scored heavily in the Michigan Theatre, Detroit; Princess,
Toledo; St. Louis Theatre, St. Louis; and elsewhere
INA CLAIRE in THE AWFUL TRUTH, a production of
wondrous power and appeal, is rated by reviewers as the
most distinctive personality that has come to the talking stage
— a noteworthy addition to the stellar ranks of Hollywood.
BIG NEWS with ROBERT ARMSTRONG and CAROL
LOMBARD is classed by foremost critics as the most
realistic, human story of newspaper life ever filmed.
LUCKY IN LOVE with MORTON DOWNEY is an
aU -singing, all-talking sensation ; novel, fascinating,
with sure-fire audience appeal.
"THE
SOPHOMORE"
utih EDDIE QUILLAN
Sally O'Neil, Jeanette Loff
from the story by Corey Ford
Supervised by If^illiain Consel-
man. Directed by Leo McCarev,
Adaptation by Joseph Franklin
Poland.
"BIG
NEWS"
' ". ROBERT ARMSTRONG
<■'</ CAROL LOMBARD
From lite slory by (jcor^e S.
Brooks. Screen play by \t alter
de Leon. Adaptation by Jack
Juiifiineyer. Directed by
Crefiory La Cava.
PATH
i
OTHER GREAT ONES COMING !
V A "R I E T Y
Weflhesday, 'September 4, 1929 "
The Greatest Epic Picture f
Released In Ten Years •
In
44
Evangeline
from Lon^ettoufs
L0ve Epic
-yl'-.
^ ~ S ' ^-■■"■■^%/'v
• . ■ ■ ,-.■*■ • -
One oS tbe most Keart gripping and stirring scenes ever produced for pictures
■*A classic. It is a gem. Never has
Dolori^ looked M beaortiful/^^
Epic aidiieve^
--New York American
^^Deserves a Three Star rating. Miss
Del Rio is a perfect choice for
r-^JVeu) York News
99
spectacular film,-
. -^-Washington Daily News
Alt EDWIN CAREWE Produetion^ been acclaimed in the big-
gest cities as the finest of its kind evw
New Orleans, Sea^
Francisco, Salt Lake CitjTj Kansas City.
Synchronized with one of the most beautifid musical scores ever composed
for a motion picture. In this picture Miss Del Rio sings three songs, one
being the Irving Berlin HIT ^'Evangeline.'' Screen play by FINIS FOX.
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
V A R I E T Y
23
Booked
Solid by
Leading
Circuits!
a
E
^ PairamouQt Sound Sbo^^^^^
fillers into seat fillers! ^ This company
^42 ialkibg) singing, musieal releaseis in
one and two reels for 1929 -30 give yon
JiriUiaiit flashes of the New ^^^S^^^
that inake real box office attractions.
Worthy of 24-8heets! ^ Paramount
Sound NeWs has shown its leadership
from the start. Paraiiioiint Silent News
is a necessity for houses wired and
iinWired. Christie Talking Plays
oflfei" Holly wood!& finest talent.
Paramount Acts, made a stone^s
throw from Broadway at bur
Long Island studio, present
famous stage stars no other
company can get. Parsimount
Screen Songs, the most pop-
ular one-reel subject on
the market. The new Talk-
ing Cartoons are its biggest
rival !
PARAMOUNT
PICTTOES
OF THE
NEW SHOW WORLD
HAROLD LLOYD*
talking in :
Welcome Danger*
■ •■
TliE two BLACK CROWS
MORAN and MACK
Wiiy Bring That llp.?»»
*'l HE DANCE OF LIFE»»
Hal Sfkcily^Nancir Carroll
• • ■'.
«*f HE FOUR FEATHERS**
12th $2 week in N. Y.
"DR. FU MANCHO**
5 weeks on Broadwaj
.■ •■
"THt: VIRGINIAN**
$2 Outdoor Talker
* ProdUcfid by Harold Lloyd Corp,
Fara mount Releatt
The New Show World Prmes St^
The box bflice is the test. Adj ectives don't count. Paramount merely asks exhibitors to compare theatre figures in
judging 1929-30 product. The clean-ups scored by "THE COCOANUTS,^' ''THE MYSTERIOUS DR. FU MANGHU "
"THE DANCE OF LIFE," "THE GREENE MURDER CASE" and other Paramount product already released can leave
no doubt in your minds that this company alone has the pictures that get the SENSATIONAL dough consistently
-in-the^New^ ShirirW^
THE NEW SHOW WORLD COMPANY
24
VARIETY
F I L M R E V I E W S
Wednesday. September 4, 1929
THE ARGYLE CASE
(Continued from • page 13)
A new element in the coek-robln
exposition of ^mystery niellers in
struclc here in that one pretty well
suspects Who the murderer is but
appreciates that the crimingloi^^isrs
priniary task is not to apprehend
him until the necessary circumstan-
tial evidence is first completed.
The analytical may become curi-
ous about the plausibility of certain
things Hive the TNT-loaded . citrars,?
the. warninpir scrap of. .i)ujjn'r tl)at
ialls from the ooiliiiff, the gullibility
of an otherwise astute gang, and
other loose 'en d^, but the mystery
fans ioVe this ba.mboozlinR- and
realize that much of the ext;r,incous
hokum is put in "just to make it.
harder."-
Picture runninj^ SS minutes, mainr
tains interest throtighouf. I'Argyle
Case": will- not . permit the .ticket-
. ch(>p;pers to fall asleep in the lob-
bies/ : . :, ■ ' • .. • AbcL
George :Barraud opposite Mae
Murray in: "Peacock Alley," .T-S. ;
inTdley Early and Shernrian Lowe
Tvriting . original, : "Man , About
Town," for Joseph Sehildkraut and
WOMAN TRAP
(ALL DIALOG)
Paramount prndiictl.on and rclcaec.' Ftn-
turiiiB llal Skclly, ' C^lipstiT Morris and
Kvplyn Urcnt. Dlnctf-a by William ^ViU-
maiv. Story by Kdwin liurkc. UuxIok by
Hartlott t'ormack. Adaptation by LouIj<"
liOnj;. Cimn'raniari Jlfnry Cicrard. At
Paramount, Now York, week Aub. 30.
•}tunnlnB thno, W mina.
ly.xT)' Jl.iluno
...... .TIal .Skelly
...... ChC.Mtrr Morris
, Kvflyn- Hnint
. ..AVm. It. Davidson
'.Kme EllslPr
........ .Aiuy Oliver
.. .•. . . ,' iTA'Slie Konlon
iriiurlofi Ciblyn
. . j6siM>li . Mankicwlcz
. . ;, Wilson }lununell
Kay Alaliirie. . . i. . .
Kitty JOvaiis.
XValt.s. . . ..•
Mrs. Miklorio. ; •-• • •
.M?; Kvans.:. ■
K.ldlo.Hvaua.
Sti.ilth,,. ......
JlepOitfT. . . . .....
Detective Ofipialn. .
Melodrama of average progi"«iin
quality. Generates enough .suppensc
to pump up the balio.on.bf an hour'?
engrossment. It's ..gangstei- . and
tough cbpper hbdge-podge, -seen be-
fore; but holding a primitive punch
that will sufiFlc^ to get it ai^rpss. . .:
: Kal Skelfy Is. the dominant char-
acter, an ea.sy agoing sergeant in the
early footage, developing conscience
later and .becoming the terror of the
scofflaw.s.
Bbmaiice is present to . about
% of 1%;. • ;.
. Originally Edwin Burke's story
LESTER HUFF
Solo Orgdnist
IJOEW
3rd Year With Loew's
thanks to 1X)UIS k. SIDNEY
was a, vaudeville act. It was re-
vived around New York a couple of
months ago by Itobert (Jlcckler'.
This episode is Incorporated at tiu'
finale of tlie picture, but falls prt.'t(y
flat, the film ending a bit laniely,
"Woman Trap" reniains in the
programcr classification because of
the muddled condition of the script
from time to time.. This, of course,
may be due to editing.
Flaws can be pleked, but the tout
ensemble passes niiistor a.s reason-
ably tense melodrama. - Land.
BACHELORS' CLUB
(SILENT)
. Osiar . Price, . produoiloii... . .RIfhard .Tal-
madifje, . star. ' Support Irioludc^ Itarbara
Worth and Edna Murpliy. Indi'peMdi'ni re-
Irase. At ■ IjOCw' Si . .N ew' .Yorlt (one . day.) ;■
A.uK. 30; half double bill. Running time, <M
mina. ■...>■
It's Dick Talmadge up to his old
acrobatic stuff, touched up In a new
way, but still the same old display
Of athletic skill that brought H. T.
td the.lore when he stopped doubling
for Fairbanks, Leaivlng this picture
good for double bills as a silent with
acrobatics. . ' ■ .
The picture was made before talk-
ers became necessary, to the exhibs.
It. is given soirie help :on the inod-v
ernistic scheme of things by having
a musical accompariirhent made since
the picture was turned put; Other-
wise silent. ■ .' .
: This iridic sure is story shy. At-
tempt made to make somethmg' out
of a president of a bachelors' club
going goofy . over ' a girl and then
having the club mete out punish-
ment to him for breaking the very-
rule he established, ,• V
Talmadge does, those long hand-
springs and bumpety bump i-oll-
overs fer no good reason other thaiV
to make Dick look sprightly. ' The
picture, however, gets its best in-
ning bni Talma'dge'is a;thletic prowess.
All of Talmadge's skyrocketing
around lumbor yai'ds and aboard
steamship.
I|h(.»ti)graphy good. Ship seorics
esj)ecial)y well cameraed. Mark.
THE LOVE TRAP
(10% DIALOG)
I'n'lversal pnuliiotloh .and rel<?ase,' Star-
ring J.Hura J/nlM.'tnic; lUrOcfed by Wil-
liam Wylor. Story by H;.. tJ. Monta^ne.
("a.-id Incliulos: Noll ' J(Iiinilltiin, Norman
.Trovor and Jooylyn T<oo. Western ISleo-'
trio .'ii>un<l(.'d. At Ni'W. York tlK-alro,- one
day, Auff. 20. lUiiiiilnB" time 03 mina.
Much dramatic quality with nice
comedy relief. Captions and dia-
log indisputably, good. ."The Love
Ti-ap'' is not merely another chorus
girl picture. Nunrierous unique situ,
iltions. Recording of Laura L'a-
Plante and . Neil Hamilton stands
out.
Story gathers momentuni from
the start, reaching high intercMt
with the voices. Backstage and so-
ciety life wfcll set forth. Girl fired
from chorus, desperate for funds to
pay landlady, goes w.ltU fast chorus
girl friend to party to make half a
"C", Attacked, she beats It home to
find herself dispossessed. Picked up
in fTtreet by young man, who offei-a
.shelter in his taxicab. Fellow puts
furniturie in threie other cabs, order-
ing drivers to jjo "South." Hill
runs up into the' hundreds. Wind-
up mairrled.
Folks of the man belong to upper
cru,st arid, disdain the chorUs girl. .
(Continued on page 31)
VICTOR MILLER
Conducting
LOEWS STATE THEATRE
SYRACUSEy N. Y.
■ ' Late of "LADY FINGERS''
FEATURED IN FAN C HON & MARCO IDEAS
Direction LYONS & LYONS
BILL SCO TT^^
And His
VENETIAN GONDOLIERS
A i)f^erc^^ Dance Orchestra
Nightly from the
NEW YORK CITY
Broddcdsting Regularly O WJZ
EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY
LLOYD HILL Presents
ILD OSG A
Originator of a New and Novel
OSCAR'S SCHOOL OF BROADCASTING
9J
RADIO STATION L-O-E-W
M ustcal . Director
1916-'17-'18-'19
Loew's StUIman, Cleveland
Thanks to
MARCUS LOEW
(Peace be with him)
1927
Lbew's Sheridan, New York
tx>ew's Oriental, Brooklyn
Thanks to
ERNST LUZ
1928-'29
Loew*s Ohio, Colukiibus
Thanks to
LOUIS K. SIDNEY
Personality Organist
Presenting His Latest Song Hit
"WHAT A MOON"
At Loew's and United Artists Ohio Theatre
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
V A R I E T Y
A V R£ VOIR BliaAO WA Y
(With grateful acknow^ to our many friends)
(Wheire we trust we w^^^
RUDY
VALLEE
his
Starring in
Radio Pictures^ Special
'The Vugahond Lover'
NOW IN PRODUCTION
Exclusive Managemeiit of the National Broadcasting Co
Personal IMrectipn: EDWIN W; SCHEUING
V A R I E T Y
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Vb SyLVA , Brown & Henderson, inc. Songs
IN SCREEN PRODUCTIONS
Preaiieb<»>»
Warner Brdthers Picture
"Sai ii »
SONGS"
Fealiinng AL JOLSON
"Little Pal"
"Why Can't You"
"Used To You"
"Fin ill Seventh Heaven"
By AI JoUon, De iSylva, Browa A
Jlchderton
Metro^Goldwyh-Mayer Present
Marion Dayies in
^■Marianne?
"When 1 See My Sugar"
• (I Get -a Lump in My. Throat)
"Oo-La^La-la-La"
^The Girl f roni
Nod Chateau"
By Roy Turk and Fred E. AMert
William Fox Movietone
"•oduction
iff
'•Djmce^th^^^^
, • ^ Wan-A MaM '
^ant^^I^^^^^
"1 Love"
By D* S,W.. B'o^*^
Wiliiam Fox Movietone
Production
WORLD"
"So Dear to Me
By Conrad, Cottier and Mitcltiell
WiUiam Fox Movietone
FVoduetion
Featuring WILL ROGERS
"THEY HAD TO SEE PARIS"
"1 Could. Do It for You"
By Conrad, Gottler and Mitchell
441
»»
*nd Dave^ St^^ni
per
ipson
WUliam Fox Movietone
Production
"FROZEN JUSTICE"
Featuring LENORE ULRIC
"The Right Kind of Man"
By L. Wolfe Gilbert and Abel Baer'
•"•'Bon,
B7
•tu'
^'^•^»oauc6o»
WiUiam Fok Movietone
IVoduction
03t
By
Too Wonderful for Words"
"Steppin' Along"
By Harlan Thonipton ahd
; Dave Stamped
a
e//
f
'D& SvLVA , 'Brown & HeNDBRSON, inc.
VA^S SEVBNTH AVE^. N&W VORKL, N V V>
' Wednesday; iSeptembfer 4,' 1929
PICTURES
VARIETY
s27
Inside Stuff-Pictures
The Montreal's drawing pppulatlon as given In Variety at 600,000
brought on a controversy over its accuracy. A lay reader knowing his
Canada wrote that every one but a Variety man would Ijnow Montreal
has a PoPu^^t'O'" '''^. '^^^
■ /Making the ipapQr's; Montreal correspondent the alibi, he answered by
saying that an. estimated drawing; pdpiiiation to him raeant the pos-
(Bilile number of people Who might be Inveigled into a ^theat^ Taking
his cue thusly, :the deductions are the childroji under 16 not . permitted
in theatres: in the Province of Quebec and the atteiiding/rosiRtance of
their parents to the scrcien luiL'e for that iTason, aiid bcKides the Very
large number influenced by .the Church in Mcmtrori.!, also . nbn-thGatre-,
^oers, leayihg .the not as per estimate as (diavv pop, 6.()0,<)0Q).. • ; . . .
■ ilndorsQmfenf ads of! commercial, articles, has, reachpd the slapc where
testimph^lis £roh\'5Gbrctarics to. pic'Uii.-e personalties iire now- being used
irt inagazihe cppy; ' Among, bne of those nbtod in a: nationally circulated
mag is .a .jp^lug for a^^ secretary of John Mc-
Cormiclc, First.7Nati.dnal. p -\
•Pathe and R-j'^'P .Is said to jhaVe^^^ gone into a clinch over thC; Iv^ith
contraet to Play Pathe features, ■ Some meetings have- boon held on';the
rriatte.r; It appears to be mostly about rentals fpr thie . Tathe subjects.
Thes^ take in full lengths and short?. :
. The Pathe-Kelth cQntract;tliat has about 10 more years' to run, is re-
ported ca;iling upon Keith's to play a certain number of Pathe full length
teatures annually, around 25 ;it is said; These, with no rental iixed;
Musical Diirector
and
Violin Soloist
In. exchange for that contract Keith's la reported to have received a
bonus in Pathe common stock of some 60,000 shares.
Where no rental can be agreed upon, the contract calls for an arbiter,
•The Keith-Pathe wrangle nearly reached that point last \veek, from the
account, although later it was said to be in the process of smoothenirtg
put. It started over some Pathe pictures Keith's pUiyed last season,,
without rental Axed. ,
A difficulty American' film companies encounter in many foreign coun-
tries is the laws, applying to the discharge of employees. In these
countries from four weeks to six months, or oven a' yjear, must elapse
between notice of dismissal and the- actual dlshti.<!iial or discontinuance
pf' saiary,.- .■■.;...■;•:..•;'.■.'■ ■ i': J ■ ^
This is regulated by the length , of eniployment and the '.chnra.ctpr oi
the job Pccupicd. . It is designed as a gdvtM'hweivt' nioasure to pratect.
Avprkers in: coiintrie's where jobs are ^scarce, and being fired is a
catastrophe.' . ; ■'■ ' : ' ■ ^; ,." ^^v
., ^ArpeiUoan;. firms opening pnices in these laii(l>! have to be viirj'. cir-..
cumsijQct in . hiring help as rnistakos . iiv . soU'ctioh are costly .to iToU
An exchdnge merger deal' between' t-wo - American fi.npa' iii a- ;foreign
cbuntry i.s. now held up-.while the matter of -taUing; care .pC om-plbyeds
.iiS ■■Hcttied..' ■ ■:. ''■';■ . -■
"Cotton and Silk,"*
Jr., '-The . Other
bii
' Nancy GarroU has fallen Ihtd. a couple of
merGsf acciderit arid her latest , by ah ihcid'oht.
.\Vhen Ann Nichols ai>'ranged with- Para mount'
(Continued on page 56)
pioturps/ her. first by
to ; hiive- .''Abie's Iri.sh
ley Cliambers,
M-G.
Grant "^Vithera,
Tomorrows^" FN.
liiHTy EOAVeh. Ernest fitilliard for
"Red Hot lUiythni," Pathe;
Complete cast "Long Star Han-
ger," Fox: Sue Carol, tledrge
O'Hrlen, Charles Morton, l^e.K Hell,
Jean Bary, Creorge McFarliino, Uoy
.Stewart, Walter McGrail, . \\'.aV'ix?.n-
Hymer, Russell StmiJsbn, Dick
Alpxarider, Bob Steele, Roy Coul.son,
Oliver .Kokhardt,' Caroline Rankin;
Ralph Le Fovre, Delmar- Watson,
.I'Jli/.abolh I Patterson, Ilka Chafier. ,
, .Geor'i;:ie Stone for "All's Quiet P'h
WesLeni Front," U.- ■ . ■ ^- . ■ ' . ■.
. c;ast of ".Jazz .Heaven/.' Rdilio, in-
I'kulos J ( V.nny . Slack lii'own, : Sally
.tV-Nell.- Clyde Cook, Lilaii. hc^; Prpd-
i.n'i('-i. .Tool McRae, Ralf- HaroUl'o.
Aiay lUiley .jfor.<'Four iiillies," F'Nv
'.■ ^.liiek lagan's option ; taken up fay
Gov. ■■ -■' ■■■■ ■■ . ■■: . ■
WEST tOAST NOTES
rected; by C.haiies Itogcirs, fdrriier
writer on studio ■staffi .
: . O.scar '. Ai)fel.. 'Oeorge Davis, Dud-
s Start ^hcatvc
PITTSBURGH
54th WEEK
Organist
LOEW'S PENN THEATRE
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Frances Agnew to write adaif>ta-
tion, continuity a!hd dialog of > "Thc-
Popr Spprt,".y. :
Nena Quartaro, Nick De Ruiz a.nd
Rose . Diorie; for " "Isle of Kscape,"
wb; ■
. Robert J1;ili^; for "Ropes." U.-
; iLucien Littlefield, in "The Mar-
seillaise." U; ■ ' .
IBuster and John West, "The
Dancing Gpb," by Vernon Smith,,
Christie... : .
Bert Roach, arid Natalie Joyce,
"The Fatal Forceps," Christie. .
f ; Joseph Ricksbn and Richard Alex-
ander, "Lone Star Ranger," Fox.
Charles Grapcwin, new head of
Christie's script and dialog depart-
riient.
; Virginia Sale, for "Dude Wrang-
ler," Mrs. Reid.
Robert Edeson, Antonio Moreno,
for "Roriiance of Rio Grande," Fox.
Ulrich Haupt, for "Rogue's SOng,"
m-g; :
Jocelyn Lee, "The Children," Par.
■ Coni-ad Nagel, in "Ship from
Shanghai." Kay Johnson, Louis
Wolheini in cast. M-Gr.
Aima Bennett, Baldy Belmont,
May Wallace, Jerry Drew, Howard
Truesdell, for "Painted Faces," T-S.
, Louis Wolheim added "All Quiet
on Western ijlrpht," tJ.
Joselyn Lee, for "The Next Room,"
FN.-
Shep Canip, "if I . Were King,"
Par.
Ruth Taylor, for "This Thing
Called Love,*' Pathe,
W'^illlam Austin, Albert Gran, for
"The Man," WB.
Natalie Mioorehead, for "Furies,"
FN. ■
Bodil Rosing, Sydney Bracey, for
"Bishop Murder Case," M-G.
Harry Pollard-directing "Ropes," U-
Barbara Stanwyck opposite Frank
Pay, Partner," WB.
Mitchell Lewis, Neely Edwards,
two-reel comedy for Academy Pic-
tures, new independent company,
Lee Jason directing.
Albert Kelly and Robert Ober, co-
directing "Night Hostess," M-G
Story frorii Phil Dunning's play of
same name.
Pickwick Productions will make
"Illegitimate Parents" from story by
Maxine Alton. No cast or director
set. .
M-G has chg,nged title of "Jungle"
to "Untamed.".
Memo's Arabs, "Show of Shows."
WB/
Ivan LcbedefC added "Bugle
Sounds.'' M-Q.
William Holden "Other Tomor-
rows.". PN. . ;
Harry -Cording, "Marseillaise," U
Robert Ellis, "Ropes," U.
Harry . Larigdoh; starts his third
comedy: for Roacli this week. Di
AND HIS BANJO
Master of Ceremonies
VALENCIA. NEW YORK
Indefinitely — 15th Week Now
WITH SINCERE APPRECIATION TO
K.
Many Thanks for the Co-operation and Encburagement of
COLBY HARRIMAN, BENNY THAU, W. K. SAXTON,
CHESTER HALE, ARTHUR KNORR
JWrection WM
After a s^qiifying engaigement of 40 CONSEC^/Tiy^jE WEEKS^^^^^ Cer€m€nuesr--Condt^
SCHOOLER
Has Been Chosen to Open the New Magnifioeii^
For an Indefinite Ehgagement^ Starting Sept. 7
Ackhqwledging the splendid co-operation given me by Mr. Louis K. Sidney, Mr; E. A. Schiller, Mr. Benny Thau and the Messrs. Hale, and Knorr
28
VARIETY
P I C T U R E S
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
.This.dQpartrnent c<ihtain$ rewritten theatr'ical.nevvs items as pub«
lished during the Week in the daily papers of. New York, Chicago,
vSan, Francisco, Los .Angeles and London. : Variety takes no cr.ed.it
for.'these news. itehis; each has been Rewritten froni a dajly paper.
them. Commish returnoa tlioin -with
statement that federal .prohibition
ngcnt had power to ni't upon them
and that it. would cost thO city
[ ^iJJjOOO.OQO a year to . cnforoe local
' prohibitioji.; , ,
LONDON
Mary Meriiall (divorced wife of
Ion Swinley), anil I'VaiiUliii 1 )yall.
(also - divorced) ..both iKiiiiilar statio
favorites arc to marry : in •London,
this week.
Flying squad, i'aidod. a Cji-iu-los
Square house and took 10 inc^.i
charRcd witli: framb.lihf; iiito (■astody.
Arthur Mince w.ns.' ('harKCd, ; .witlv
keeping: a .ira'niblin.K jVcuisib:. willv■
rQuietto v.-.lK-rl 'a!s:j'iai't of iiiyout. ■ .
Nejlie . j^Mi-.vc'auie . I^r^ixXieUT. , , rejiip-
tered. hoi'kiC;' was '- ■nikHl ;. - foi=
keeplnjj- .a .bcttiii.i? h(<u,«o;" 'It was-
her tl.iii'd , con.vk'tirm and .she 10i;k-
a two niontlis' jail .scnteiu'c; . _ .: • ' ,~
take thpir. places at the b.'i ck. of - the
j)ublic •■'standi; ■they .' objecledl hoid- a
jn.ecHihjr.vVead .ari' ultim^^^^ .to the
clerk -of ili.e course, -atid oii viiit iifiiit^
tlnff.-his. 6ka>-.,- .took-^ the: law. in , (heir
own,- hands antl wt-nt'/back to -tlK'.ir
oid: places in tlie rin.ffi •
NEW YORK
. Jai-k Dcnipscy lias b.een sUsiveruK-c];
■l>y. Kiiuity. on i'l.inri?-es .irf dislnyal-iy
clurinci: the: recent lloVlyVvoiid." fi-isis.-."
(ICslcl te:>-Tay]i ir.. j;;r<^ks^ y ' ■ rein a i'ljis
' ih-j,^ro'd/sta7ljiUnsr,- • ' .
Georffe jan . M;i Icolri^. .f:ran.ilso.n.
Lilv Lani:1i-v, niarrh-'d -to. Kriid (';;is-
Daly's reopens ..I'lnder Bi-il'ish
Am;rl.t:a mated . Theairos, Ltd:./, wjth
•nominal ca.piial of $S7j,p'O0i -in .-.Jo.
shares. Isadore AV. Schl»'si,n&e.v'pai.d
the Geprpre Edwardos' iiTtc'reslr; $1;.-;
250,000 for; the' propeiHy a ..nvpnth
ago. House reopens Sept, \19" w'ith
"Sandy," Kojiers, Hart and . P'^ields
musical.
Franklyh -Dyall and; Man' Mcrralj,
professional.s have Riveh. hCtico at
the Chelsea re^fistry office- of . tlijeir
Intention to marry,
Installation of Pari-mutuel.vkhiawn
here as Totalisator, have the British
bookies burning;. Ordered at Bath to
• ' Th-; I:^.--!iiiiff; tlvrep; padlock orders
aii;u:i..-u Atlantic' City bbanlwalk-ri-s-
•ti'inriints, Judge Clark in - Federal
.( 'Durt', 'Xowark, . specilied all iVxt iires
wOrt-'to be removed,.' '
.. Ti in M Vir.pl i y, dc t or . '. 6 7..,. \vl ro . d ic;d.
Jan- 1-1. left an estate ivpprai jod
$6',"lfO .net.. It- consist ti^d of ,L. I,
•realty.' aiid. hvOi'^tsascB.^" - ^ V
. j Accu.'-ing the government of, lax-
ity and.- ne.s?lis;enoe In pro.^ecviticin,
F.ederal JXidire Guy L. I'^ake in Xew*-
iirk- ^^yacaled tJve padlock oi'der
afffvinst Meyers Hotel, Hblioken,
^yll^cl^;' he. liad imposed .six weeks
ago.' -'-- ' ••' . ''■
. Police Commissioner . AVhalen ' acr
cused Maurice • Campbell, Federal
Prohibition Agent, of "passing the
buck,". When - th6 latter sent him
300 complainta against speakeasies'
and requested him to act upon
Church of S.t; Malachy, "The Ac-
tors' Church" in 4!)th. ."Street, is to
be enlarged at a cost- of |S5,000.
lipuglas G. ilertz will produce a
■ drjvmatizatioh of his novel . VFlei?lj.
.Alley''. : in October; . with Mo.dctte
.ilunt .in, the -Ibad.^ ■ . .• . ... ' . : ,'-• ,
Edna Forbej' Aviii oolkiborate in a
new jdny with George :S, Kaufman.
.Having settled his differehoes
-with .Mrs. Anna "VV- eightman . Peri-
neJd... his "a^ngcl," PJarl Garroir is
having "Fioretttt-' revaniped witlh
i)orothy Brittbji in .tlie' iead. -.- -.
F16renc<; - von- ^Vicni...-.playwriglvt;
'wife of AVilliarii Auerbac^
tist.Vjtttempted ..s'uicid.e^'a to
the police; . by j limping in front . of
a 6.th avenue' " train- at . Stii . .street
.station. She is' in St. A'incoiit?s ^.^os-.
" In a critical condition.
. To holder.s of common Stock of
record Sept. 9, AVarnerS j'lro. ol'i ei ing
as optional 6?^' .cphycr:til>.le deben-^.
tures,...*5ei-io& due: iy39.,at the rate of
on$ - $500 debenture for' each: 6JJ.
shares of' common. The price which
ls;ret|,uircd by .Sept. . 30 is .?5;'5 for
a $500 bopd. Txftal -Lssue is $2d;-
00.0,00b. • - V ■ i . '
; Net profits for the first t\vo qua r,-;
ters 6f the present year, ending i) .illy
13; -Of $524,336 are :ai,nn6uii
Pathe lixchange,; Inc. This cpin-
pares /with aui $3ix(l,p50 . loSs for- tb.e
same periodTast year.
Charged with negligence in . driv-
ing, Madge Kennedy lias been named
d.efehdant in fvvoVdamage ^iuits .a.sli-r
ing- $13,000 dimagies; . Mr. iand Mrs,
Richard Shindler of Oaklyn, .N. J.,
say they >Vcrc Injured -when a car
driven by Miss Kennedy collided
wit h t li eir.s on 1 1 1 0 . 1.3os tOn . Post road,
near Now. Lomlon, July 14.
..■\Viilter Greenough, ■who has ac-
quired the Princess theatre, plans
a sub-scrlption; seaspn Of intimate
plays for "excliiisi vo xuidienceH." The
title given to tho undertaking :Is
"New York Theatre A.ssem.blies."
Ai.l ou t.standliig 6% convertible
debonture.s, .series A at'105 and . lnr
teiiest, have been callod' in by Mo-
tion i»i,ctiirie Capital- Corp. fOr re-
dem-ption: Get. 1.' '
■ J. Finley WiJson was again .elect-'
ed pireside'ht, for the elghtli con-
secutive, time; ' of tht} ' ; inipi'«ycd
!Ben evolent Protective Order of Elks
of .the AVorld (.Negro),- at the annual
opnveiitiOnVlieUl af. Atlantic .City'.
The. defeated carididafe' :wa^ Casper'
Holistein of : Ilarlom^ .supported by
iieiircsehtaUvo O.scar De .Priest.
..A nvctai . screen ! invented , by Dr.
G!ii>vifd .AVVin^^.clienl.vri Ituijisian Sur-
ir(>bn,. .has .bee.ir...dcmo.nstrated: by tlie
•I?ngine*.^riug Sp:oi(v(y. pf Now . yprlt.;
1 1 is . sai d . : to : rcq li i on e - fif th- as
inuch - a'niiiorage . for ' prpjectioh . asi
liie (irdinary m. p. screen : -'aii is
suitable fur- sound <)i' itjil'ent :nims
in. dii>Might or djiiMines.s .and is si>c-
CiAlly recbp'tivG to color. ' ; ■ . •'
. Mi-s. . Margfvret ReiOlc .Stoarn-s,
dalightor . of . . the ]atc William - C.
Reick;: .foi-mer owner ' of : the,- Ne\v
York . Hu ri, : - liai^ -, J.iTcd. a - ;.s ui t for : di - ,
.V'orco .; in \lieho . against; Heriry S.
Stearns; Jr., chai jsriiig- her- husband
with excessive, drinking atid humili-
.atiori. Thev were- married lu Nev/
■Vorkrin '-1922. :■'•'.' :.'.;':-:-' - ■
. ' Ximel Lillian . LePtOY Arth'uri ior
many y.ear.s Svith .tlie .Chicago Grand
Opera c.djiipaiiies, iS;, suing, the Plaza
Hotel, New- ..ypi-k; .;f or .$I5;pob. . " Ac-,
cprdihg to tlic complaint -Mme. Ar-
thur wished to go into Ah exclusive
I
'A'
V
I
^AU S ICAL
K.I N G S
T ,H F. A T a. L
f LA T S U SH
women's rest room on the main
floor but was r6fu.sed admittance
by a maid as sho was not a guest'
at the hpte.L She again tried tho
following day and wa.^ again re-
fused admittance, the maid Te-
rn ai-k Ing "I will not allo\y tliis sort
o£ a lady to enter here,"
John P. Stapleton, promoter and
sale.smnn, committed suicide In a
Philadelphia hotel. He had been re-
duced to" poverty . by the late . David
Stefnhardt, bankruptcy, lawyer, who
duped him- out of $105,000.
"Rope" wHl be. known . a.i "Com-
plex'' \ivhen. It \s presented here next
month -hy the Sh.uberts. ,
' It has been .revealed .that'vj;iiniTiy
W^al;(hour; sja;-day raco; ch.ampipn,:
wa.s secretly married . to May De.-
lahey, lately , of '^Manhattfin Mary," ,
at .Rye, 'N". 'i',,.. Atig'. ;!^),- against, the'
wi.shos, of Tils : p.arents. - /
. {Hhllam Keep,: former husband of
Ahn^ IMurdofik, -Avhose divorce be-
comes -. effective ; bet. 1,. .announces
iii.s engagctiient to Ruth 1-ra.rrington
Ander.«:on, .former "Vanities" . gi.i't of ■
PliilfidOljih-iitr- • -' ' - :. ; ■■ -, ".: .; ■ --/* .'
; .Ciharles -K-.- Gordon ;. l.s 'tiv- in'oduce;
'^Th 0 .;Re:i son ' AV.li ji; ," ; new; .ii u t ii:bio-
s:i\iplticril play -of /iiihrrled . lifii '.pn
Park u vciiiio, jjy . M'rs. .M i iviiet te
Hirst:' ■-- ■^ -x. , .
. :. J; p. Ayilijams- is toi .Lee ome head
of. the ' .Wiiiianis' Plan mult iVi.ngu?i!
talker studios, ■ KnSllsh' pi'.Pioct.. .
. li'one Castle' McLaughlini wi<l<u'7
and stage partner of. Vernon Cftstlei,
is-..one of the heirs of .'<MisK-) - EJien
Hotehkiss;. whip died T.eCentl-y in.
Nd-w Haven,, conn,,, arid left an .00-.
tate of $20,000, -' - --V
Film, censorshii^ .will bo. osfah-'
liished in Mexico; .. Sept, .: 15.- Work
Will .be handled by -a fte^y- dept; un»
der the Minister of. the Interior; •.
Jeanne Eaigels' s'usperision
Eqftity ended Sept. 1. ■ .
by
.'.'The Good- Old Summertime" ia
title of new musical to be produced
by Guy- Bolton, Bert -Ktalmar hnd
Harry Ruby, . who have recently^
formed a partnership. .
LOS ANGELES
• Pola Negri made a flving. >. trip
here landing last- Friday (Aug. 30).
- Jeanne Kent, legit actre.<5S: fined
$50 for .speeding. Cop clocked hef
doing 63. - - ' ;
Montion Picture Capital Co, filed
suit in the L^. S, District Coiu't
against Harry Gar.-son, secretary*
treasurer of the Thomas, T'roduc*
(Continued on page 47)
JOE LaROSE
.FRODUCTIONS :
FOX THEATRES
JACK
HANLEY
In Fajichon & Marco's "Sweet
Cookies" Idea
FAMOUS
MEGLIN KIDDIES
\ rcalurcd by.
FANCHON MARCO
C.\Ri;.A
nAXCKK.S
Fonliircrt In rniiohoii nn<l .Miirco'e
"l,ove School" UU'n
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
V A R I iE T y
29
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Flye and Teift Follies*'
THIS WEEK [AUGUST 31]
i
Under Direction of TONY SHAYNE
30
VARIETY " Wednesday, September 4, 1929
REC AIXED'-tp Pittsburgh
By Public Demand
TEDDY JOYCE
ajCe master of ceremonies
at the
Lbew and United Artists'
PENN THEATRE
PlttSBURGH
Tliis Return Engagemeni Inaugurates
^^^^ YEAR AT THE PENN FOR LOEW^S
Watch ^^^^KiJETY for THOSE Box-Office Reports!
MR. LOUIS K. SIDNEYv my Boss and Sincere Friend, flatters me as follows:
Teddy Joyce is^^^^^t
Sincere thanks for their many kirtdnesses to Messrs. iMnning and Rayrrtond, respectively the gen^^ of the Penn, Pittsbrugh,
and Century, Baltimore; and, of course, my sponsor, Mr. Sidney,
Pr S.— Stin sending commission to LOU IRWIN. Believe it or not, it's a PLAZHURE!
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
FILM REVIEWS
VARIETY
31
THE LOVE TRAP
(Continuctl from page 24)
Gets the sympathy of tho audience
throughout.
Dramatic kick wheni husband
slaps his uncle for accusing girl of
being niistrcfts of host of , original
party. Goes with imcle and mother
for showdown. Dialog, here porf<jct.
' . Wife turns the trick by compro-
mising the uncle in her bedroom,
when he comes through with chocli
for $50,000 to settle up marriage of
his nephew.
Entertaining' picture, , >.
CITY OF TEMPTATION
: V (BHITTISH MADE) .: ^
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.. M. J. Go.urifthcl ))r()ilU(aion. - r)lroot('<T
"Walter Nicbiihr; Sinry liy Slr. I'hlUi) Gilybs,
adapted by. I:.ui:lllo'.Si|)il.m'.s. .iMKa. Chpc.koYa, ■
JuUane Johnson,. Jiillns Klola ft-aturod. In
cast' H>ib'l> Miller, MnliMllni. l\hl. . At- .Mir
AVe. Playhouse, -Ni'W York, week Aup. -ai.
Kunnlnjf time, 00. iiiiiiiitc-s. ..
Cheap foveigh-rriade quickie of the-
.Boirt that won't dravy a dime in tire
arty houses or any.\Vhcre else, lack-
ing: in story .development, ca.sting
and direction, . . V . .
: Philip Giblis' novel ha.s either been
butchered pr. never \vas intended for
screen .adaptation. Old-^ra.shioricd
plot has a Tiii kish roue oh the malic
for a Russian rofugee maiden in
. CQnsta,ntIn6ple. . - •
SILVER KING
(ENGLISH ^iMADE) :
(Silent)
T, A. Welch prosont.*) th!.<) .'iilM't.'illiin of
(ho ol<l-vory ol(l -IliM(i-y Aitlmr Joncs nif>lo.
ilvH.'ilbcd .as. "A I'.irumniinl Kortvi^u .1:.-
l.aH.y DIrc'Clcl. l.y T. 1 L-u .-s llunlvr.
I'frry Miumont ff-aturp.! wlilr Urlll.sh cast
WiqtOBi'uiil.iy l.y. Hernuiil Knowlos, Itunnhut
llind 70 inlnHKa. At: Mltlc. (.•arrioijle l'l;i> -
liousc. New Yofkj .wcck- Auk. .'it
.■WlirmMjonver
N'l'llIC J>onvpr. ...
Oapt. Skinner..;..-.
Ollve..
JaDfcs . .............
(ioolTrcy "VVure. . , . . ,
(^ji)rlfiilt.: i
^Vuinibo. . ,
<'i'll>l.'.s.
."^ol Avyn. ; ;
IMcky......
Cci'ily iH'u\cr ,
N'l'il DiMiver
.r'.'iX'j' MariiiP.n.i
. . i . , '. . ii-aiV .Ti;.v'
. . . . . I ! .M-ri;il il. N»cie)l
. .-. .- . Ciiili' ' Hi.ni'liior
...ilUfV'l' I'J- WflKlil'
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. ...-^.Ti t-"li:,u-.(
.V.i..... . .i;.-n i'^UlO
. . k .Ilerii y \\'(.-iin!.in
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. .;..llivyn;on.| .J-)i;i.>--
.I'earl i lay
. .'. . I'vu-r .Curpcnlor
; '.An awkward sc'recii adiii,it;iuori. of
this iincient molo. loav.os it- hc)p(,Mess.:
ly - old-fa.shi6nod. Try to .wish, an
.underworld story of 30 years ago on
Lliis gonoratloh of fans .cd.Hcated . to
the subtle niceity of dnimatic crinie,
4i:iid all you get is .a derisive :gls!ile. \
It's a beautiful technical produc-
tioh and neatl.v enough acted,, for
the mo.st pfirt, but the materia;} and
tone of the whole- thing is absurd.
J.teprb.sont.s apparently Paramount's
purchase of a picture tor 3'Jri^lish
(lurtla purptwes.- filvn : being .releai-sed
for what it will, bring, and ;. that
won't be much, baised on. the . rental
scale the sure-seaters pay.' Sbme-'
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BEGINNING 12th YEAR
LOEWS PALACE tH EAtR^
WAsillNCiXOX, I). C.
LOUIS W. BAKE
ORGANIST
LOEWS STATE THEATRE
TiiK .SHOW rr..\( K oir .svnAn si:, n. v.
thing should be salvaged from the
purchase price from the daily
changes, which la the field for this
ohe. . ' 'i
."The Silver King" wag one of
-Tones' earlier works, done; In col-
laboration with Murtin II<>rm.an and
probably dates back to the late '80's,
It's still in the late '80's rind is "Blue
Jeans" witli a few of the rough
(Mlges smoothed out,. When it was
.an A nVori can success Harrison, was
in-esitlcnt and horse ears ran across
4\li\ street; .;\Vh cover adapted the
old boy for the .scrot?^ couldii't get
the riiu.sLy .'smcll out of ;it.
: . All ihe bid liok© is still. there, even
if ,they have injcctod.. such .sprightly
hirtdorn touclies. as a vainp type who
sUinds around! for a . brief scene in
up-to-date; undies.'. Chili ..Bpuclnor
(hies this ' role", and over-acts pain -
fully... Nevertheless she has poSsi-
bilitie;s.; w"ith .restrained /direction,
and is by all odds . the best thing in
the. lilhi, getting over the: torrid sex
appeal in spite:,of a: silly role crudely
act6d.:. ■. , • ..
Compared to the modern under-
world story dished up with atmos-
phere , and studio slight-ot-hantiv this
.stuff .-is raw Nick/Carter iagatn^t
eonari Doyle. • They oven have the
heroine kidpappcd by -the master
cr.bok . and . held prisoner in a steel
lined , Chamber at. the end ot ar
undei-ground tUnnei. tJnderirrourid
tunnels aren't good technique any
more., They haven't been used, for
escapes since Chicago gangdom dis-
covered the 'real .^blessings of the
writ of ha.bea.s; corpus.
Another detaii fs the return home
years later of ,the Ehgli.sh Monte'
Cristp in the midst of a heavy stage
snpwystorm.' The. comic, papers killed
off that dra:matic device : bfefore' the
films began to cut into the dramiEt's
gate, and. hoHr. it, the . exclusive
property ^ of the two^reel . comedy
makers. ■■ .
;. The tip-off Oh what Paramount,
thought of the^ film's value, of course;
is . that the company just dumped it
on : the market without: ^taking- : the
troiiblei to giVe it'syrichrdhi^fed sicore
or .sound effects. Anyhow, the Car-
negie Playhouse is candid about it;
They bil.l it promlnehtly as silent.
Riishi '
GoiiflueH of Holjr Land
(FORErGN MADE)
.. Protlucers not ha'med. At 5th Ave Play-
hou.se, .N'ew York, .week Aug. 31. . Running
time. CO minutes. ;
: Thia three-feeler is, said to be an
authentic record of General Allen-
by'.s.. campaign in Pailestine during
the World War, and made in that
country. .
Allenby headed British -troops
against. Turkish uprisings in; the
Holy Land while the big conflict on
the Continent was raging. Sevefal
of th e jscenes seem fakiedr. iiotably .a
sfeqiience showing a British captain
performing ari exceptional adt ' of
gallantry for whibh.he recfeived the
Victoria Cross. .Lengthy tltlfes arid
troop movements,' shown on "maps,
help to pad It out;
With Palestine daily in the head-
lines, on account of the Jewish-
Arabian riots, this picture may hold
timely _ interest on a screen pro-
gram, especially in neighborhoods
with a large Jewish population. '
Reconstruction of
Palestine
(FOREIGN MADE)
Xv< nro.hii'er. naineil. .\t Sth Ave. Play-
luiuyo,. .New York,' week .Aug'. 31. Kun-
nniK .Uine. .'id- iuinutob.1.
• Three .r'o.els; of .Palestine: newsrecl
slvots released by Hada.«isah, woman
branch ' of.; thfr. Zionist "organization,
without ehargci tQ'. the exhibitor, /
. ,PieUti-e mo.st likely has been used
preyjously -in: Zionist cainpaign
driyes.^n.'this co.untry. . Dug. out of
the vault, because of tlib curreht
pogrom-s'; in Palestine, , the .film, cpn-
tains many, scenes of places where
Je wi.sh- Arab ; ra,ce riota. ai-e now
taking pliJCce, but h' is propaganda
for the' Zionist movement, showing
what the organization has done
with the hioney it has received,
mainly in this country, for the up-
bulkling of a. Jewish Homeland in
Pal«?.stine.
'■ Photography Jjg' poor,, but as sub -
joct is timely the filri\. rates a place
o.n any Jewish neighborhood house
prograrh. ' ..
BLACK MAGIC
(SILENT)
rox pr-i'liu'tl'jn ;uiil relortse, DlnvlPi-t by
iTi-^iii-Be Se.lt?!. ^.'oii.irlo by Iloul.il) ..Mario
l)lv. .lo.-iiMilrine Dunn tVatnn^.l, At I.oew'a
.Vew. York HHP day (Xwn. '.'7i, l\;ilC iloubia
bill. Itunnmt; tinie, GO iiiituii<-s.
As nutty a. story as a ^<lor.y could
be, erlQiigh .character iKi-rt.s for, all
the .films in llollywooil and .a villain
for every honorable person iii tho;
picture. ;
A prolog shows 'hii w ' tl.u-.ee men
wore doomed to exile. Ilehry Wal-
thall iJOrfprmed : .ail bpei\\tioii. wiule
.stewed, .arid the. knife slipped ; .Earle^
Ivpx seduced:'.'.' girl ; ' J-'ritz Feld- lost
hi.s honor but saved :vi.s life by pos-
ing a.s. a woman; in a siiipwret^k. .
Three- dreadfiil gentji. ....
The three b.ad guys go -so far- aa
to pull pivohey death scenes; and
even that doosn'.t get: them tJie poils.
A not too intelli.gent: picture for
not top intelligent audienoeis.
- ■■ Bige. ' .
WANTED!
Man to act as tcchniciciri for
broa^ea.sting sound, effects.
Should have experience/ as the-
atrical pi-operty hVauj .combined
with imagination and mechanical
ability.
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V A R I E T Y
Wednesday, Septcn^ber 4, 1929
THE FOURTEEN
s
BOBBIE
Thanks'
arid .their Col- ■
legiate Unit for tliei
r Invaluable as-
sistarlce and co-opera
Ltion in promot-
ing otir success.
We are sinGerely g
■ratef ul for their
helpfulness.
Directed by
. Just finished our- third ehgagemcnt
at the Palace, Chicago, in. less than a
year... .And each erigagenient. to big^
ger business.
Last week attracted capacity busi-
ness at every performance at the Al-
bee, Cincinnati.
This week, Palace, Cleveland, and
another big week.
Special exploitation, Miss Agneis
Cherry, of bur own publicity depart-;
ment, working ahead of the band, de-
veloping the "Redheaded Beauty Con-
test" and the "Brick Top Club." .
OF ITS
Permanent Address :
28 WEST NORTIl STREET
INDIANAPOLIS
GREETINGS
Under the' Direction of
GEO WILD
The Ace Loew Pit and
Stage Combination
-That-Rates- the——
Glowing Praise of
Aiidiencesy Producers
Direictors, Critics
And Artists
Good
Reasoits
For
Baltimore
Pride/
Here They
Are:
Thanks to Mr.
L. K. Sidney and
loew -s, Inc.,
For Our
GEO. WILD, Conductor , G. A. WIDOF'F, Violin
H. P. BANGS, Concertmaster SOSNER, Violin
k. ALT, Violin S. ORMANSKY, Violin
5. E. HELMERS, Violin R. HAYNIE, Violin
M. C. DOPSON, Viola
J. C. SPAHN, 'Cello
P. SPITZBARtH, Bass
R. WIEN Eft, Flute
Vy. F. SCHNABEL, Oboe
KUMMELL, Clarinet
M. C. SATER, Clarinet
F. MARKS, Horn
C. E. MUELLER, Trumpet
W. Hr BLOHM, Trumpet
H. EOMHARDT, Trombone
R. G. Jones, Drums & Tymp.
GEO. FIN STER, Piano
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
V A UD E Vlt LE
VARIETY
33
Keitlis May Solve Ad-StuiSo
Situation West by Booking^^^b^
LoS Angeles^ Seiitv 3.
I,ocal Kelthrprpheum office may
goon l»ut into pperatlon a departr!
ment to: book its own acts in pic-
tures, on. a commission basjg;
It has been flffu red ttiat durine
the past 52 Wbeksr, <in an; i^^^^^
of three acts, either at the. HUl-
street or Orpheum here, h^ve weeUr
}y done som6 kind of picture \vork.
The "no picture, work'-v clause In
the H-K-O contract has been lonff
since ignored. In some cases, the
circuit has - £pund itself buying back
the act : at .an increased, flgu.i^e be-,
cause of a;?creen cliclc. ^ V '.:
Current Idea, for an established
b(wklne office- . is' based . on/ -t^
pr'^mise that there is- no, ■necessity
for the circuit: to. lose; the acts,
as if . Orph^uni makc3 • the picture
arrangement the contract' will stat^^
that , the act must resjumie the; yaude
route, at ;lts .fcirmer saiaty.; :
Tlie .vaude . .chaih will maiie . tixe
studio arrapgi?menls . and . literally
loin :its pef£6rmer.$' . for; the usual
cqmrnissldn foe; thereby hbldiong on
to its acts; creating good. Will among
the Viudeyilliahs ;by .ai; wilUngn.ess
to let -tliem . do . pictures; Cif' t
niarid is there) ,: and reaping toy tlie
yaude' circiiit, ;; pdrliaps, $20,0 a
yeir in. commissions; -i That's the
present skeleton of the plap; • .
: QrpheUm officiB;' now hia? a lone
TOan scouting the studios and book
ing; its. acts- in. pictures which come
into town; This, of course, makes a
joke pt the . ''ho; pictures'': clause,
. Besides; which the local agents and.
studio : caster^ watch .; the . vaude
houses vwepkly for .possible, talent;
iand . wiion . they waint ; something,
grab light and left-^to Orpheum's
loss. Hciice, it is said that ais long
as this condition exists; and if both
the brphcum a,n,d Hiil^ttefet theatres
have virtually become show , spots
for futurie picture work, .the vaude
circuit: may as well reap sorhe bene
fit from the situatipn as nothing It
has done or is going to do can stop
It. One^ direct studio cbrtnectlon is
alreidy at hand. Radio Pictures
: 'Accordihg to report the western
Orpheum office is sold on the idea,
opposition coming from the east,
which is. supposedly as - yet unOon
vinced on- the propositioh on the
theory that it would be throwing
the acts away.
■.';';. - ■ 275 ShQrts^'
. An angle to the situation is the
275 Vi taphohe slio^rts ;Warners is
.planning for the. cbming season
This schedule, to be. siipervi§ed by
Bryan. I'oy and Al Cohn, reads as
follows: 50 one-reel dramas, 50 one
reel comedies, 2o tWo-reel .dramas,
25- two-reel comediea, 25 one-reel
--tevne5r^0'7vund«":sg
these to t>e made in the east), 25
; hand recordings, and 25 two-reel
. .playlets.' With its feature prograrh
completed late . next month; this
stiidio will stay open to. get these
shorts under way. ;.; .
, The .eitent : to which • Warners
niust call, upon vflfUdcyllle talent, to
.fulfill Such a' line.rup is ob yipus. it's
van airgumcht put forward in fayor
. of Orpheum's bbOkihg . department
for picture engagemients . by sup
porters of tlie plani ;•';
. As currently operdting drpheum
1$: not. : reach ing .$ u.OOO; ' a year..; I n
cOrhmiasions on its. booking ;p£ acts'
In pictures, .Many a perform'Br has
left Los . Ahgeles with a! jgrOuch be
• cause the; plrcuif ref used.; it a ' film
chance,
Hatidshak^ f or $150!
TED WAMS MRGEi)
WTH EMBEZZLEMENT
Eindihg a; wallet conta;ining
' $150,.- :'MauriGe Maurbr, . chief
■ "usher; at tiie iPalaee, Ti^yr Ttpvk,
returned . It to the . owrier and .
/ got-; a ;ha^\d5shalce; ' : ; ' .; ' " ;
Maurer also rescued" a felt
'hat Sunday which \vas. claimed:
by Senator JPrancis RTurphy by
wire., from : iBaitimore :Mbrid,ay.
The m0P°^°sist has- so; niucli
hair that. when he left the the-,
atre. he did.ri't. miss the beririy.
Buck and Bubbles Hop in
And Out of Jail Again
Chicago, Sept. ; 3,
..For . the second time in; three;
weeks, Buck and , Bubbles, ; colored
vaude 4;ea;m, were thrown - into; jail
by J.udge; i/yle, lihgeting threo days:
in; the can this time,: - A $1,600 bond
put UP by the RKO circuit gained
thclr^release. ;" .■;-; ;.;■•
. Troubles ; of Buck artd Bubbles
ha;d been' acbrulng fbr a lOhig time;,
arising f rpni their legal jams :with
Nat ;Nazarro, . former, manager and,
spbrisbf of the. teani,.; three weeks;
ago they .were yanked f rom the Pal- '
ace , bill and incarcefated., fpr two
days. ' liater, released on - a writ of
habeas cprpi),ii,:they continij'ed;work
for . Keith's until cbmine back to the
State Lake. Judge ' Ly le then ordered
them back to jail until the bond
was placed. \ ' \ . ;
Ladies and Prima Donnas Can't
See ffliy Hues Singers Get
es
i
\- Cliicag'o. Sept. 3, . .
Ted .Williams. inanager of "iCitch-;
en pirates;'', act ht . the .iiltate-Lake '
last .W(iek> was arxestod '■ after the
final performance Friday on a ;War-
rant charging embezzlernent, ^sworn
oiit; by Maurice Gold'eli, ; o\yner of
the tui'n. Jie was released tiie next
morning bn proriiise tp m^^ke: resti-
tution for a $ GOO payroll that.dls-
appearccl while th.e act was playing,
the local Palace a few. Weeks ago.
Diuring the Palace' engagemeht,
Williams reported that $G08, to pay
off, had been stolen frpm; his trunk
in the dt^essing rpom. Police -in-
vestigated and recommended .that
Williams be arrested..
Colden engaged Attorney VPhil R.
Davis and the Warrant was sworn
out fPr Wiliiams' arrest. In CPurt,
although denying tliat he had taken
the mbnisy,' Williams, promised to
make ;up the amount and the judge
permitted ; Attorney Pavis ■ to " noli
prbsse the case.
Edith Marcelle, featured in the
turn, !^ Williams' Wife. She and her
husband left the act; despite Gold-
ehs' bffet: to let them remain.
.' libs ^Ange^es, Sept. 3; ■ .
Mrs. Alexander Pantages'went pn
trial' today. (Tuesday) ' bef Pre Su-
perior Court judge Hardy on
charges p f ' second, degree murder
grpwing ■ out of art aUto accident
four months'agb.. '. ; ;
Mrs. Pantages was represented by
Mux; steuer, W. J.'Fbrd, and .W. t
Gilbert. ,
Pantages, facing., trial on stat-
utory charges, will, be tried Sept. 23
before Superior Cpurt Judge. Prlcke.
Alpise ;Leyendecker, p. r i h c i P a l
state's witness aealnst Mrs., PAii
tage.s, was repbrted missi by
deputies from the District Attor-
ney's office. .
Trial of W. R. McGefc op charges
of attempted ; bribery. In connection
with Ivis attempt to buy off the ar-
resting officer of Mrs. Pantages, was
cohtinued until Oct. 1. iPostpprte-
nient at the. request of- the dis-
trict attorney, ;w:ho. wishes first to.
try botli the PaTitages cases.
CHORUS GIRL'S DAMAGES
Catherine : Ross Asking $|200,00d
From Plank Company
Ju^t li Hardbbil^d
Jack Barry was in a. sisters'
hPspi tal in Atlanta during his
Jatest illness. ■ ;
'It was . toug.h'cr than . Jack
knew .for .a week,, but he' finally :
:; pulled a .. snVile that ; indicated-
'cons.ciou-shcss.. ',..;;; ; •-'.'■
. !'.You' were .very ;sicii. Mr,
; Barry,"; snild a ■ sister^.; ■ ;';'l>id.n't;
ybu hear the angers singing?" .
; ''Np;:' . replied - Jack;'- "but ; I; .
heard someone ahpveli,ng coal.". .;
. Which put • Mis'ter;: Barry on
the ;biaekl ist for tiie rest; of his.;
stay, there. ;
TISHMAN QUITS KEff^^^^^
^odgrass' Cafe
Girard, 111., Sept. 3.
Harry Snodgrass;* "king of the
iyori.es," one of the first tO cap-
italize radio fame; realizing not only
vaudeville contracts; but a release
from the Missouri state .pi:isbn, IS
going into . the cafe <^ business here.
Snodgrass is a native of this city
and; was a small time performer
when; h^ . got Into a legal jam ..that
landed him in prison. He became
a star in the prison radio pro-
grams and eventually his sentence
was reduced tO allow him to ac-
cept stage offers.
Af tei^fheT'fit'St^glanTOr^he-beTXrtne-
a small timer again*
Des Moines, Sept. 3.
Claiming injuries received in "an.
accident Feb.: 8v: 1929, at the pairi-
mount here . ended her career as a
performer;. Catherine, Ross, chorus:
girl with PubUx Unit, has filed suit
for $200,000 damages in district
cornet, naming A. H. Bilank Theatre
company, Des Moihes< Theatre com-
pany; Publix and Paramount The-
atre cortitiiiiny.
The plaintiff alleges she entered
the theatre tor;: the purpose of at-
tending reheaTsal and fell throtigh a
door used for Unioading stage scen-
ery as there^ was no light at the
entrance. ' ^ " , .
According to the petition her left
foot and; her jaw were fractured
and her eyes, nose and head bruised
and lacefatedi The Injuries caused
her lips to become stiff, hindering
-speech-and-lwiye -made-it-impossible
for her to continue; ia her work.^
Heidt's UiiiqiK Co-opo^tne
; KINGS IN P6ND
K'ew.. Britain, :Se;pt.- 2; ;
Tiiree diamond rings valued" at
$3,500 and stolen from the dressing
room of Mrs. Florence \':ernon bf :3S9.
Kast 152d :stroct, New Xork, on June
,21 .while she Avas playing a va:ude'-
ville .engagement at the. Strand the-
atre?, this city,, are- at the bottom of
=r^!L=l^on(l=ih=iSt?iivley=pai»i^
■ ^Vl>l^e told, ."/ 'r '■
John Wass, • 1 8, said he' had ro-
tM'jved them from two younger boys
Who had stolen, them from the ac
tro«.«i. : Fearing arrest if foun.d in his
Po.s.sossion, Wass threw them into
the pond.
Police are skeptical, but are In-
^•".Mlg.nting. '
Horace ;Heidt's. .band' .will . hold
over at the f»alA<^<^* New Ybrk.;ne'^^^^
;we'ek. . ■ .Seturri . bo.bicing . .was 9pn-
. sUirtmated fpliowine . the California
band;^ bperiing. day click In . .the
; Keith .hpusiet -■■.';..■ ;■•■:;; ,,;'■ ' ..' ;'; -'v
; ^The :Heidt> aggregation h.aS the
most; unusual • personnel arrange-
ment of aiiy ba;nd in the country,
so good that it reads almo.st: like
prb.ss stuff. The plan is cp-ppera-
tive for ail ; membor.s, all sh.'iirlng
e4uJiilly in the profits, with the lead-
er's (Heldt) salary ohly .slightly
Ivigher tiiun the unbilled. muKiciunp:
.: First requirement frorn^ all; the
men is that th;oy. place thVmselye.«<
aijd por.sonalities .s^ccondary to tht>
organization. ■ If ' a,n> • ■ member v.io-
=lTttra=tiTiK^h(^trii^l)0'<ll«Ji*^
tiio h<irid by; vote of .nine nuMnhi.'r.'^,'
Vote, of nine; unanimously i-^ nece.^-
sary,- before - any, .;c'lian£!:o c;ui . he
made, ■. ; - : ■
. A set sum i^ Jif'ld out from ail
.salaries weekly and. (ifP'>><ited,in in-
dividual savings accounl.s for the
boy.s. No brie can. ilraw ptV the
account without first iConsiiUint; vnd
receiving ; perm issioh; frpm. his' fel-
low bandsmen. Under .that system
each . of the Heidt: musician? ;h.as\ a
sub.sta;ntiar bank; account at ; all
times, .which automatically . pyra
rriids . weekly. - : V
All of: the -bbys are. University
of California alumni. . Heidt 'at
tendcdl U. ..of C,; after four years
at Culver Miiltat-y Academy,, where
lie - won the all arpund athletic
mbdal.. At the uniyersity :he was in
jured in football, .Seven operations
forced hi.rii out of ; school to. pay off,
doc-toi' bills. ; : - ;
He organized .a fo.ur-i)iece Ijand
at .school to play cafe and theatre
jobs for a time, then formeil a larg'
(>r comlMnation of ni.ne.
?-==}Vll=-A\-isliihfff=^to=f<)^llP;W=;«!=i^
I .irccr, tJifi. lieldt men nr.tjoml In
music and participated in the U. of
C' glee club. ;.•. - ; :
Heidt and his- ;CaliforniauH •are
un(U'r contract tp I'.anchon ,& Marco
for - another 14 weeks. They were
booked with Kfith-s by the Fox of-
;rice as an F. & M. unit. Salery i.s
reported at $i,00d wr»"MtU'.
;; .Sam Ti-shman has quit KPith's
bppking office,; after serving there
for. six niontiis; Induced by: George
GPdfrey to leave a more lucrative
post as the. Gr'eat States booker in
the ;a.««sbclatibn'.s office in Chicago,
tP join the Keith .New. Yorlc staff.
Godfrey lately assigned Tishriian as
assistant to. Johriny Collins on the
New. York, books. .It was Ti:$hni,an's
Objection to 'the subordinate p.osltibn
^yhich br'pught''^ about his - resigna-
tion. • .
Recognized as a class A booker
in New York and Chicago, when
Tishman first reached the Keith
New York office, he was given the
middle western book (hpuses).. In
the continual shifting of boPkers in.
Keith's, Tishman .was deprived of
his mi<^-y^'^st. bopk though knowing
that territpry better than any other
Keith New Yoiijv booker.
Collins was -lately added to tlie
Keith bopking staff, after having
left tiiat oftlce about, three years
ago. When previously with Keith's,
Collins had booked the twp-a-day-
ers,; such as Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
etc. iRetUrriing Gplllns; was given
the 17 or mpre NeW' York Keith
three-a-day split week houses, to
tiandle under his sole supervision.
"Tishman vi^as made one of his as-
sistant bookers,-
It has looked for some tim^ as
thoUgh Godfrey was trying to i c
Tishman..
I. R. Sam uelSi recently returning
to Keith's as a booker, following
an absence, like CpVlln.s', replaces
Tishman. .
What's the li.se b.f 'bo'int? a pi Ima /
dohha when the l)liio sini^ors s<*t
tlio'breiks? .;
This seems to. be the ..dij>courag» .
ing coiiclusiPji; re.actied ' by a . num-
ber Pf prinia donnas. The ;prirha9;;
still cling to theiivprofes.sibri'ai pride. ..
iBlire sIngerSi say. the prima don-
nas,; are usually girls with itntraiiied ;
voices— of a- differeht strata ■ tlva;n; , ,
primary donnas—girls, with rterve. •
Witness; t;he vvay they burst into
the; .singing field-r^b.ut often -they ; .
have something that puts them over
better than tlip .prima donnas "wlio;
are ti;ained for their vocation. And
blue singers 'freqiiently get more .
money with their nerve and per-
sonality; than p.rima donnas with all
tlveir. training. ;;;
i21ue . singers . Pfteh :haye beea
chPruS girls who crashed fhrbiTgh. . ;
.Prima dPniias are Usually from out .
of town trained with lh;€i Ideas at ,
doing, big tlungi?.; "They marvel ni Pre
pi" les!5 ;at . the suPce.ss : of their, sis-
tcrs; . but cbhijole ; themselves with
tliel thought of their own .dignity.
' The Very. " titlo, - priina, ..donna,;
seenis to signify a dignified stand- ;
ard that, they.; feel they must live ^
up to. ; It. has a grand Opera riiijir
they ..think, , while "bl ue' singer'' calis .
..lo .mind a .jazz •.mama.' ; ;
CHt GROSS RECORD
, Chicago, . Sept. 3-.
Combination of 'Ted Lewis and
Molly Plpbn set . a new;; record of
^30;900 for Keith's ;tvyrbfa-day Pal-
ace here last weels. ;..;.;
The pr'eviOu.< recprd; ;of: , $30,800
was set by Ted .Lewis the. proviou3.
week, High befpre that, of $28.,433,
also hold ;by' Lewis.
Browning With Publix
Joe Browning Is set with Pub-
lix. 'fpr; the forthcoming . "Dance
Mara bhb.n" unit.; Bro^vn ; Is .pne of ^
the ;few ■ straight mbnblogist.s Pt
modern; times remaining.
Another vaude. monolPgist now*;;
out with a PubliJC unit is Senator.
Murphy.. ,'•;';
Cantor's Relief Benefit
A benefit performance of "Whoo-
pee" foi* the relief of . the Palestine-
Arab war victims is being promoted
by Eddie Cantor, either for a Sun-
day night at the New Amsterdam
Pr a midnight . performance at the
TfivO Palace.- [ ; '
David A. Brown, philanthropist
ahd chairman of several national
Jewl-sh charity committees, con-
ferred ;witii the comedian over It.
STAGE BIT VALUABLE? ,
A.P'ecc of yaudeyille bu.slnftss is
valued\ at $oO,000 or what have you.
by Jack Strbuse, who has retained
Harry Saks. Hcchheimcr . to com-
pilaih against Ken*; liurray.
it's the bit witii the phone, fro.m
the ■ m'andger'.'S office to' the stage
ringing up every time, -a gdg i.^ ;off-
coior.''; ;;■';:'/-■■. '
:■; St.rOu.sc-, clairns its prior ;; use , by
manyryears:; .; -. ;■; - ".
WrTON EAIULY ^WITH-^^S^^
Sa'rti. Morton, his,- /jbrij iPaul, .and
tlie latter's daughter, .Naofrii . Mor-
ton a re ret 1 i.r n i n g . t P : ya q de as . a.
Morton famfly ■ c.Pmhp, -in : an act
.stsiod-. i'Threo Goneratioris'lV' .
Hilistreet*s 4 Shdws ;
Los Angeles, Sept.;3;
Last week's story that the Hlll-
.street will continue, its three-a-dajr
policy was wrpng. HOuse goes four-
a-day starting Sept. 12, when it
starts serving its : vaudeville differ-
ently behind possible long run, pic-
tures*. Stage band .Will be ihaueu-
rated, the acts woritlng. in front oif
same and the. set tp be permanent
upon the start of each stag;c bill.
Theatre closes Sept. C, reopenlni?
as_ the . RK O with "Street . Girl"
fRadlb) ais the screen feature.
Whether- the weeitly bills will hold
over depends upon business. Rudy
Vallee will . prPbably gp to the bat
at $5 . premiere; with his band;
Ray West's outjfit, at the Orpheum
last week, goes in here as the perma-
nent stage band; West is a Coast
l>roduct :,;havlng- played _ various
hotel.<3 and cafes hereabPuts. -;
: Hollywood,. Sept, /3.
Gus kdwards is rciJPrted wr-Uing
a ;stage pperetta, "darmencita," for.;
Armida/- young Spa.ni.sh dahcer' lie
found in the Mexican theatre here
a couple of; -year^ ago and whom
he has; been bposting iever . since;. . ;.
Expects ; to .stage the operetta in ;
Lbs;;Angeles. ,
. iFqst«r Girls in .Lo.ndon:
' . ;' 'Montreal, 'Sept. 3.
/ A.laii Fosh-V; , .s'ull.s f rpm , hortv tp-
nibiTow (in tlie "JMi'jfahtic," . to\ Ijb
ut Ihf I'allVidium; London, .pet. 7. ;
-X-jV--:-t.i;r.ui.pix^f.i;f— iJilfiiK ttti:-.— giL-l«^ jari.-
Ihc.M'f.'. pn that date. .; . ; '
■ .Danny Dare; for* Fox
. lioilywobd; Kept.- 3.
- D.-iVuiv; 7),-irc,- dancer, has bcf^ii
sigru"! ii.r S/'W Y.ork for ;'i period . I.iy
Vox.
.li'hvi-.-, "by niolor- r')r;il'.illy wixiiV
Oct:.,!/ :• ■ ' --
Brbwri oh Cdiist' '
; A cpa.st trip . starting Saturday
with 'a-- roturn tP .Ne.w York set for
Sept. 20 is beihg taken by llirani
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Wednesday, September 4, 1929
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V A U D E V I L LE
Wednesday, September 4, 192^
Houses Opening
: , Vaude is out again at the Crescent,
Brooklyn, with stage band policy
/supplanting.
Park Lane, Palisades, N. J., re-
opening, this -Nvieek sxyitcheS book-
'Jngs from Ja,ck Llnder to Keith'g.
it will piay five acts on split week
booked by ilark Mui-phy;
• Fox ha:s taken over the Strand at
San Pedro, Cail. House wis built by
JVIark.;H£|}nsen several years ago.
After closing for a irionth. Springs-
field's (Mass.) first deluxe theatre
reopened Aug. 31 as Fox-Poll. It
bias been rebuilt, with 3,000 seats-
House opened with "Lucky Star,"
film, and Fahclion & Marcp's "Fan-
tasma" on the stage, together with
shorts, •• ; ^,
A fall on the stage by Russell of
Russell and Hayes put th© acrobatic
team, out of acy 6h . last week at
Loew's Commodorei l<rew "Tork. In-
juries: forced. -them off the bill on
Thursday. ■. ■ v :
are now
laid out in the
MIDDLE WEST
If you are now working
in or around New York
see
MAXRICHARD
immediately. Room 1207,
Bond. Building, 1560 Broadway
Bryant 5208
ACTOR ARBITRATION
guaranteed
MAX RICHARD AGENCY
162 N. STATE ST.
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IRVING BERGER
JACK KALCHEIM
(Continued from page 1)
forms promised^ with the other ofll-
cci\s promising, to lend their full
support. No names pf . anyone not
present were, mentioned in any of
the speeches, although Judge Kelly's
quiet references could not be mis-
understood.
Arbitration
Arbitration tor NVA fcliib mem-
bcr.9 was skeltonized by Cantor as
a board of arbitration composed en-
tirely- of NVA members, . before
whom any member could file a com-
plaint. : As. a further protection for
the complaining member'^ Cantor
said. If ■dissastified with the de-
cision, the complaintant could ap-
peal to another board, called "the
supreme court," which would be
show people ot standing unaffiliat-
ed with the NVA', and the second
board's decision would be final.
Cantor stated the names: . of ; both
boards would be given out- later.
On health,, the president stated,
the club intended to innovate a trys-
tem . ;6f . physiical examination by
doctors, with the .hope that every
member, whether traveling or in
New York, would consult the club's
physician in whatever city he might
b^ at least price each six months.
No expense for these examiiiatiohs
would be borne by • the members,
"Cantor stated, as the club . will re-
tain the doctors by the year, and
carry all of -the cost itself.
■ Comradeship.
-The physical examination appear.')
to have been suggested by the Sara-
nac situation, with the: idea of a
member ^ through examination, if
developing a symptom ; ol any sort,
to have it looked after in its first
stages when it can be checked. It's
along the life extension plan;, uni-
versally recpmmended by physiciari.<5
and industrial leaders.' ;
. A :warm'^f,ee.iihg.:Iof ..:CQmrads^
appeared to .extend cyer the first-
NVA meeting under a president of
and for the bunch. The members
were told to believe it was their
club, and to treat it as such; to
promote. it. and bring in new mem-
bers; to tell everybody it's a new
NVA.-
Casey In a meeting at the club
before the election spoke in the
same vein, with Casey making it
perfectly plain that the day of the
stool pigeon in the NVA and in the.
variety' theatre had passed along
with the system in -both , that breed -
ed such practices.
Variety Field
A drive for membership for the
club wag mentioned, with this to
take in all variety divisions, such
as the picture field (including the
studios) and radio; It was with
the expanding meriibershlp scope in
mind that the name of the National
Vaudeville Artists . had been
changed to the National Variety
Artists, with variety covering the
extended area more properly and
thoroughly than vaudeville could.
Mr. Kelly advocated a return pf
"tm~ crown— NielTt~:weeiny"~In'~tlie
clubhouse. This was met with . a
hearty response.
The president, may call another
meeting after the opening of the
Sanitarium, to inform the membera
more fully Of that institution in the
Adirondacks.
GUHD-JESSEL VmER
A testimonial dinner to George
Jessel will be given by the Jewish
Theatrical Guild in the Commodore
Hotel Oct. 27.
Jessel, now on the west coast
making a talker, has notified the
Guild of his iacceptance.
Doc Rockwell Ba.ck
Doc Rockwell, under. Shubert con-
tract, will likely return to vaude for
a few weeks subject to Shubert as-
signment. - .
Rockwell may be placed fcy Jake
Shubert In , one of the two new
shows the Shuberts will i)roduce
before Thanksgiving. *.
Seger Ellis' •Tun^
Soger Ellis, composer-recorUin^
artist, goes R-K-O vaudeville;
Ellis Is the Gene Austin of the
Okeh recordSj having a tremendous
following In the South and West,
with the vaude bookings aimed at.
that ten-itory especially.
T: D, Kemp, Jr.; has Ellis signed
exclusively.
: Ates Joins Fox |
; Hollywood, Sept. 3. .
Roscoe Ates (Ates and Darling)
has . gone Fox under a t\yo. year)
Agreement.
First picture will be LenOre Ul-, ■
ric's "South Sea Rose."
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V A U D E V ILL E
VARIETY
89
One-Nite Vaude Fading Away;
Its Bookers Fear Bread-Line
> Qnerhight vaude atands have
flaltohed put. A ifew remain l?ut
they are wabbliriff. Seyeral booK^
ers who not Ions, ago were' doing
a big biz . oh the one-night vaude
gag admit the talker has; done them
•wrong'.
The- bQoIdhg of the one-nighters
•wiis a lieadaiche- ■with the sort of
grief that makes a pallbiearer but of
a boolcer. .. The commish. ran to
nickels and dimes , and it took a
long, steady line of orie-standers
to bring any sort of return to the
bookers.
The one -night stand bookers are
stlii dazed) hoping, : a miracle will
get 100 or more stands to keep them
from the bread line. :
Some years ago 100 of more houses
were playing Ihdle vaude with Pally
Markus,. Jack jLinder, : Arttiur
Fisher, the Dows and John E.
Coutts scrapping to grab the ina-
jority. Now that the hundred has
(Uvlndled down to jess than half
Worth a booking commisii, there is
less fighting among the bookers. ^
Coutts isn't in his Oftlce half , the
time. lie is running a theatre at
Bradley Bisach or . has boon . this
ftummer on spec./' .
Markus. docsri't .seem worried, yet
his • bobkihg - baz-vest is failin.ir. . lie
has been a consistent leader among:
the indie. bookers but -the hiaigih he
has held lately hasn't. been muich... '
Linder predicts a lot but , has
turned ,hls attention to producing
acts, a minstrel turn being his Chief
concern now. .
. The Dows have made money, ac-
cording to reports,, but are reporter
i putting sohie .of the net in bur^
league, . riavlng . an In on a Mutual
show. Their indie list has also been
;faded to a wh.l.iper. ;
ABASS ON DELANCEY ST:
Arthur. Ivy ons says he pur-
posely muffed a booking for
this 'Week, an Arab act for
Loew's Delancey Street.
$25,000 FOR DEMPSEY
\ Jack Dempsey agreed upon a flat
amount of $2.5,000 , for his four weeks
jri Keith vaudeville. .His first .is
tivii current week at the Palace, Chi-
cago. , ;. ■.
.Previously reported .the .pempjioy
booking was ai rahged but of New
York, it . is ' said that the en^age-
mient was . made by Ben Piazza-
Keith Western booking manager in
Chicago.,- '.:
Arthur Lyons on Pioor .
During gam Lyons' expatriation
from . the Loe.W office, Arthur S.
Lyons of tli^ agency, is representing
the L&L acts.on tbe Loew booking
floor. . ' ■ : . , ■ ■
• Sam .Lyons' differences with ^ar-
yin Schenck figured as the 'why-
forfe of the breach. .
Admiral
ALVIN
Commander of His Admirable ;
CREW Of NAUTICAL SYNCOPATORS
On the MARINE ROOF
of the
HOTEL BOSSERT
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
NOW IN OUR SEVENTH SEASON
Exclusive Management of the National Broadcasting Co*
SMOOTH OUT ROUTE FOR
UNITS' COAST RETURN
. Hollywood, . Sept. 3, .
' New route belnff prepared .for
Fanehon and Marco.units will carry
them from Los Angeles, the starting
point, across tba country by a gen-
erally nbrthern route, under a re-
vised schcdvile, to New- York,
through .all the larger Fox -theatres
in . and around Groater New : York,
then over the Fox-Poli cuviiiit into
N-cw.Englajid and hack to Lii^j- An-
.scles via Lbew'a southerii circuit.-
"Pnly. marked chan.ijeB : froin. pre-
vious -roiitiilff will, be on. the Los
Angeles to New Xork tour;;GraduaT.
buiUtiiig - Up of this - route . left the
F-M units with a hodge podge 'of
j u ni ps which were proving costly,
A' Cbiiplc. of picture holdovei\s lb
prospect the next feVv weeks has
made the switches possible. Some
of the units are how being booked
over Loew's squtivern circuit for the
return, to the Coast from New'York.
Gives them 10. weeks; on the way
back. ■■ .■ ■ • ■
MARRIAGES
Patsy Ruth Miller to Tay Gar-^
nott, film director, Hollywood, Cuil.,
■Sept.-::S.
Blanco Mehaff&y, screen actress,
to . Wallace Stauntort,' non-pro,
Hijliyweod; .Sept. 4. .
Richard . Nicholla ' .to Catherine
Dunbar- Duer. bqU-in-O', .. Aug. ..23 at
ClreenwlcK, .Gonm .
Ruth Elder, avi'atrix and lb. p,.ac-^
tress, to Walter Camp, Jr., president
Inspiration Pictures, -Aug. 2d in Now
'York.':
William .(Biily) Mcjore to Lorelle
McCarver,. siiow gli-l,. Aug. .29, in
New Y'ork. Groom is son of. '■pinty"
"Moore;. ^
-Frank Tiaylor (agent) to Alberta |
Winneck (dancer) , Atig. .24 In
Bellevlll'e, 111.
. Mary Eaton to Millard Webb,
Sept. 1, . Beverly Hills, Cal.
Warren Hymer- to Mabel Wil-
liams, Tia . Juana, Mexico, Aug. 2T.
Hymer. is the son of jphh- Hymer,
playwright. - Miss Williams, non-
pro. '
Mrs. Lois Josephine C. Cross to
James Henry Reed, Jr., non-pro.,
Aug. 30, In .Boston. Bride at one
time was in vaude' with hei* former
husband, Wellington (Dulse) Cross.
Captain Sir George \y.nklns to
Suzanna Bennett, Aug: 30, in Cleve-
land. . Groom just returned from the
around -the-.wbrld trip, of Graf Zep-
pelin. Bride has appeared In sevr
era,l* Broadway productions. Both
are from Australia.
Bankruptcy Petitions
Waterson, Berlin' & Snyder Co.,
1587 Broadway; liabilities and as-
sets not Stated. Irvlhg Trust Co.
appointed receiver.
"Variety credited Al Boasberg for
the dlalbg; in.; the Nat Cari- dialog
short, ''Two Gun Ginsberg," at the
Glove.,^^ Bialog- Was written by Nat
Carr. ,
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SAILING FOR EUROPE SOON
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Bookers
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VARIETY
V A U D E V I L L E
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Vaudlilm Back in Harris Pittsburgh
Houses-#'aight Rctures^^i^ Red
Pittsburgh, Sept. 3.
Aflor two months on a straight.
|)li. lure policy, Harris and Slieridan
yquaro, I'lttsburgh'a last remaining
vaude sitos, will return this Satur-
cl;iy to v;uidfilm under a stage band
policy.
l-^ich theatre will use four acts of
U-K-O vaude with a stage band
iiiul possibly an m. c. on the sanie
order as the big presentation houses
liero. Harris will i-un Cull week pro-
1,'riim.s while the Sheridan goes
si)lit-week.
Straight filma have been a losing
prciposition for both houses, known
for years as vaude sites. Whil^e on
the old vaudfilm policy, the pit band
numbered anywhere from four to
six men, but under a st;ige policy,
10 musicians will be used. ,
Inauguration of new policy also
hiarks. beginilinff of Si^turday open-
ings for both of the na;rris houses.
This leaVea but two In town, f enn
and Aldino, both ioew's, ■oppning
Monday.
Price aco:i6;Will be 10-20-36 for
mats, with a .40c tQp:.for\ rigihtS;' ;
SCREEN GIRrS 10 WEEKS
Lbs iA;ngeies,; Sept! 3.
Leatrice Joy opciis a 10 .Avccks'
Keith tour at Columbus, O.. . Sept. 6;
NEW ACTS
Jack . Halliga'n and .Dick Stewai t.
Sibylla; Bowhati, opera -singer, in
four - people muisical. ' .
Odette Myrtil, . closing . lylth
"Broadway Nights," back In vaude.
Gene Barnes, Joe Siilly and Patsy
Ruth Clark in. "Interruptions,'- by
Fred Allen.
General Sxecutiu& OfTices
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) BRYANT 7800 NEW YORK CITY
A \\IA»H\UA.K AUETiCT WHICH rKODCCEH MOKE THAN IX PROMISES
CONSISTENT. EFFICIENT SERVICE SINCE ms
JIM THORNTON KNOWS
There Ls a saloon scene in
"Sweet Adeline." '
During rehearsals Oscar
Hammerstein, 2nd, was dii-ect-
in<?. To Ja,ihes Thornton he
.said; *yim you . should enter
this . way," and Ilammcr.stoin ,
started- to Explain.
Thornton stopped Iilm witli
upraised hand; —
"Young man,, you may; tell:,:
mo iioW to. loay« a .<!alopn but
you can't tell mo the. way to'
go into ' oho.": ;
ILL AND INJUREI>
•. Jack CJoode " underwent" t.on.sii
operation, New .York. ,
Harry JSassler, witTa Earl Tay-
lor, Chicago, slightly Injured In
aluto accident near MitclVell, S. p. \
Mercita Esmond, actress, very ill
at. her home, at Silvermlne, Norwalk;
Conn. ■
\&tor Theatre Bldg., N. W. Cor. 45th St. and Brpadway
Lackawanna 7876 New York City
Harry. S.otherh, -has b.eeh dis-
charged from the Stairnf ord, Conn,,
hospital where he vy-as treated fpr
severe! auto accident injuries.
: Brandon .Tynan Is in , the Fifth
Avenue hoiipitali recovering from an
emergency operation performed 10
days ago. \:
Write to the III and Irtjured
BIRTHS
Mr,'.- and Mrs. /James BrigR'ii, ' son,
Aug.y 28/ '.Los AngeieSi. Fatheiv. is
banjo .player at Loew's Staite.
Mri ahd ..Mrs. Sweeney Haniid,
Aiig.. 28, in New York, dhugiitev.
Moth.ef is Muriel Real, of . the Real
Sisters. ' Father, with '.'SiJc Jack^on-
ians;" . ■'■
Pierong Retained .
^ Spokane, Se;pt. 3. ;
H. . (Nick) Pi6rong, manager
of the local Pan tages for five years,
will continue for Keith's, now in
possession; Theatre closes Satur-
day to be reopened Sept. 13. .Six
acts and pictures vvill be played.
PAN REOPENS AS ORPHEUM
starts on Sept. 6 in San ^''rancisco—
Old Ot-ph. for Legit
San Francisco, Sept. 3.
The Orpheum opens in Its new
homo, former. Pan tagcs, Sept. 6;
Juiiuti Tanncn due as mi c, and
Ted Lewis' band hoadiining first
Keith hill. J. J. Gottlob of the Co-
lumbia has the old Orpheum ajid
is reniodoUng it for a no\y Erlanger
legit roa'd i'iou.se here. It Is ex-
pocted to be ready next spring.
JUDGMENTS
RobersonVSmith Players, ! Inc.;
Weatei-n u:Tel.;CQ;r $026. , \ .
: Acigerst Inn, inc.; Russet Holding
Corp.; . $0,506. ... ' ' .
Mitchell East i
' Los Angeles, Sept. 3.
.E. H. Mitchell of . tlie local. Lyons
and Lyons biTlce, . leaves ' fbr New,
York'next week. . . • ■ ,
Will probably rejoin . thie Yates
oflice in that city^..
INCORPORATIONS
. NEW YORK
Ci'lo.brlty rro«iuctl»hHt . Inr.', MAnha.ttan,
pictures; .Harry A.- Post, ' 'Tlioinas J.-
Shanlc'y; Map ir.. O'Uoary.. ,•
.Twln«I.■ .Corp.,, 'Freepo.rt, anvusementa;
Alphous'e Lutlrlriis:er,' Ann I.,ut.trlng-er,
.Soijhlo •AVefnbprtr..
.• Cine\|>ost .JIlKtrlbufinB; .Corp., ' Manhat'
trtii, i>i('turf'.>!, theatres, ^'lO.OOi); Myron A.
VAWii. lipW .Klolson,..T:iclf Kllis; ' . ,
.' tjoiicll I'roilii'rtioiis. liic.,- .Kov(' Tork,
thoutrea." plays; Samuel . Saiiiaclii Mel
Kloo. Will RoWhm;,
.I'liildon' 'Prodncti'ons, liir.'v -'Manliat'tan,
thoatros,' jiicturos, p.lriy.s; .Miirrity IMlilUps,
Irnm Kraft, OcorBO J. \Veslnor;
■ TIjo. Cine ProdUftH Corp., 'Manhattan,
plpfiirtt. canipras; . .Tull.a .ft.u.l wanner, : A.
Lincoln EpAvni'th, Fred '11osbnl)(»i-|;. .■
' .'^tiiiiilnrd It'roiirtcastlnB .'Sy.s<«*ini . Kliips,
$100,000;- Puler J. . Te.stan, .Charles 'G.
UnRPr. ; ■ -
X>.!eatreB-o«prff, . Iiio.,'. Manhattan.' ;thc^.
atre.s, Pictures, 30,050 . shares — 60 com-
mon no par value an<T'!)0,000 preferred,;
•Louis.: K. Vlelhaber,' Anton Green, , Rose
Shapiro. ■ .
, 'VIck , Amu8«n)ent Corp.', - New TorU,^
theatr^.s: pictures;. Leon Kauflman-, David
I'unlc,. .lUchiard S, IJasson,
' Stalonicnt and : Destenalton
E. E. Fultoni Co;, Del., theatre supplies,
Xew York oflice, 115 45tli; street; New
York City; A. J. Jarmin, treasurer; $500,-..
000. JTileO: by Frederick .<v. Hairbour, 35
North Dearborn street, Chicago.
3 ROTATING SHOWS
FORKEITH'S N.Y.HOUSES
In the elimination of thei pit or-
chestras in some of the Keith thea-
tres in and around New York the.
RKO ofTlces liave assigned threu
complete stage sliows . to rotate
through eight houses, playing thcni.
ori a split .week basis.' ,
. . The first show , is headed " ;by
Walter Clinton iand- , Invadas,6rs>
doing an act as well as ,sxipplying
the music for the other turns on the
bill. The latter include the Hem-
street .Singers, .Cirelio Bros., .Rob- .
erts, Conway arid Earl, Mae Wynn
and Sonny. ,■. ;
'The- second is the .Will' AubVoy
ShoW, ..with Aubrey's b,and locaUzIng
in the .ncig.liijprhood . whore playing.
Among thQ acts , are Rudolf Friml
Jr. and Co., Monte May, Harriet and.
Bill • : Hutchins arid Stanton and
Dolores. , '- ' -
The third in the Le\v: Wll.sbn Slio>y;
with Lew Wilson and Mob furnl.<ih-
ing the* rriusical part a.nd;' the acts
iricl tiding Pisano . and Landa.uer,
Alberta Hunteiv Maurice and Vin-
ceWt and Ondek and Walent: '
WESLEY
tiicofpoTnted .
Exchange :
260 Trempnt . St., Boston
nOOKINCi ja:C|.tSIVEI/K •
The Bob Ott Musical .Comedy
Company
R6utcd TlirouBliout Now KiiBlnnd
Avalinblo on nnd liftor January C
rorsonal l>lrer'H«>n . of ,
,J. J. McGl-INNEi^S-.; •• .•
En Route B,utterfield Circuit
Direction GVY I'EBKINS
RADIO-
KEITH-bRPHEUM
CIRCUIT OF THEATRES
Vaudeville Exchange
, General Bocuking Offices:
Palace Theatre Building ;
1564 Broadway
R-K-O FILM
BOOKING CORP.
General Booking Offices
1560 Broadway
NEW YORK
CO RPd R At ION
1560^1564 Broaidway, New York
Telephone EzchnnBe: Bryant 9300)
Ciible Address: "BADIOKEITH"
R-K-0
PROWJCtlONS, INC.
Prodnc^rs and DIstrlbatorR Qt
RADIO
PICTURED
Launching an Era
, - of Electrical
Entertainment
.. 1500 Bronid way
NEW XOBK CIT»
AUStRAXrA
Australia's Largest and Most Important Picture, Tajld^ and Vatideville Gircuits Govering Ely^
Stat<e aiid Important Gity^ m
NEW
SOUTH WALES
Sydney
city Capacity
3300
3000
IHOO
2000
Capitol
State
Lyceum
Ilayninrket
St. James
< Legitimate) " 2000
Lyrlo " " 1600
Crystal Palace " " 1000
Kmpress •* ** lOOO
Olympla " " 2200
Union de 'Luxe
(Marrickvllle) " 2300
L'nion de Lnxe
(Aslifleld) " 2400
(In association)
Prince Edward, City •* 1500
Newcastle
strand. City Capacity 1400
Royal " " 2000
Lyflo " 1200
Star (Merewflther) " 1100
South Coast Circuit
Croivn, 1Vollonj;ons Capacity
Town Hull, H'oIIontrong <*
Royals Bum "
Kines,; Tlilrrbiil ~ "
QUEENSLAND
, Brisbane ■ •
CUy Cnlpnclty
Maryborough
20OO
1600
1300
1400
Bungrnlow
AlrodrOmOf'
Capacity 1400
" 1600
2300
2700
1200
1500
Wintcrparden,
Tivoll :
Majestic
VaUey
In ttSBQciatlon with Blrcli^ Carroll ,
' and. Coylo, . l.td. :
Todwoomba
ISmplre Capacity 1700
Ipswich
Widterffarden , . Capacity 2000
, Bundaberg
New \VlD(tercrarden Capacity 1700
' (in cohstruction) '
Alrudtome " . 1600
Rockhamptoh
Wlntergarden Capadtiy 20O0
ISarlscourt " 3000
, ' Townsvilie
Winterfrardeini Capacity 1800
Olympla " 2200
Mount Morgan
Olympla Capacity 1400
VICTORIA
Melbourne
states City Capacity 4000'
(Australia's Largest
Theatre)
Majestic. City " IIWO
Melba " " 1200
Britannia " " 1000
In asHociatlbn with Electric :
, ThcatrM Pty., Ltd.:
Paramount; City Capacity 1!5«0
Star ■ ■'■ . ■ ■' . , . " - , • MS"
Strand \ ' .' /IttS:
' tn asBodatibn with E. J. Carroll:
Athennienm^ city ' Capacity 1200
Melbourne Suburbs
Mo«nee .'Ponds
' Burnley
Rmf>re8s, Prahrttn'
'\^'e8t Brunswick
Capacity 1400
" 1050
1200
- 1000
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide
West's Olymttla, City,! Capacity 2500
l>avllion " " 1400
(irand " 1100
York " " 1800
Wondersraph « «. 1500
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
'• ■■-■Pierth ■'•■■■.■■
Ambassadors City , Capacl^ '
Prince ot Wales V "
Crand ' ** ■ •• ■
PavDIon " **
Fremahtle
PrlneesB Capacity
TASMANIA
Hobart
ma Majesty's, City Capacity
Launceaton
Princess
Majestio
Caimclty
2750
2500
1400
1000
1400
1700
ISBO
1400
ALWAYS OPENINGS FOR GOOD PRESENTATION AND BIG .TIME ACTS UNDER THE MOST CONGENIAL CONDITIONS
-■_TH E-W-0 R L DlS-L AR G ESTP RO D U CE RS PL A Y JT H E I R JS I L E N T_AN D S Y N CHROISI IZEJ) PJ£TyRES_ON OUR CIRCUITS EXCLUSIVELY-
Address CommunicatipnTto STUART F. DOYLE, MANAGING DIRECTOR, HEAD ^F|CE» 251a piTT STREET, SYbNEV, AUSTRALIA
\ . - or to ^ .
Office: 729 Seventh Avenue, New York City, N. Y.
Los Angeles Offke: Suite 711, New Orpheum Buildings/ Los Angeles, CaL
London Office: Beacon House, D'Arblay Street, Warbour Street, London, E. C, 3
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
V A R I E T Y
43
ALL THAT IM
ALL THAT I'M ASKING IS
Valse andante
By BENNY DAVIS and
JOE BURKE
WHters^^^^^^ Moon
WE PUBLISHED
THE COUNTRY'S
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SURE HIT BY THE
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Dprfti :know_what 111
do.
ap-peal to ^'•i^u,
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Sym - pa - thy.
Al - tho* yoiiVe brokr-en yoiir vow,
grown so
used to you now, L know 1 11 miss you some-how, I love you, I need you;
So
be - lore we par<.
spare my ach - ing heart,
An that rm
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ask -^ing" is Sym - pa - thy.
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CHICAGO , UL.
44
VARIETY
V A U D E V I L L E
Wednesday/ September 4, 1929
Theatres Proposed
AnnitpbliH, Md,-T-(M. P. and Vaude)
175,000.' West Btreet near entrahco 10
Hoiiroe Court. Owner, Tranlt' M. Klela,
Itoliinson, Md. Architect, 13arl Harder.' .
Ann Arbor, Mich.— (flro rcbld.) N. .W,
corner Thayor and Unlverally avtMiuoH.
Owiiora, Sholljy and Moran. ! Aroiuioct,
M. KInkcU, Detroit.
CliiruRO. — $500,000, T.*awrencc> avenue,
oast of I^ipp street. Owner, li;iliili:m ,X-
Katz. Architects, C. W, and G. I^, "itapp.
Ft. fVajrne, Ina.—>1, 000.000. Also atdrcs
and oITlce. 126 K. Wayno street. Owner,
Loop Realty Co. Architect, A. M. StrauuB.
JlnlittlayHburp, Vn. — (rcmoJ., alt. and
add;; Lyria). AUeRhony street. Owner,
Steven. ChlnRop, Architects, Hunter and
Caldwcil, Altoona.
rcorla, HI.— (remod.) Ft. of Jaek.<»on
.street. Owner, I'coria . PlayerM. Archi-
tects, Janje.soa and Harresoii.
St; nvrnanl, Ohio.- (.NI. T.) Main and
Mc(-lellanil avenue. Owner, company
forming of Dir. IJ. H. AVe.ss, president,
Clnelnnrtti and .'^t. Bernard. Architects,
l\ A. Jonos & Co.,' Cincinnati.
Pepper Pot Heater
(Continued from pagb 1)
now remedy of yours I could not
Aiiimb stairs or scrub floors without
getting an empty feeling, in my
iiead. After downing l2 bottles, I
not only pcr.suaded my husband: to
buy an aiitpmatic elevator, but .have
also, hired rtn old lady named
lOmmett to .scrub the floors. . .
''Why hot buy a- bottle of Tep.-
per Pot. Jlousehold llemedy and
persuade your. old man to pry open
hjs purse,.: ladies?-' ', , .
"Meanwhile, the ScS Appeal 17 is
pantitTf? ■ t6~ >let' loose oti; 'Blo^'i',
Blow, Bloomi;r Crirls.' ''
' '".■•■'.. ('.Music) •■'"' ; .' ■ .
Announcer: . "\V^e have .a little
surprise for yoiise guys. Tillie Tan-
talize, who just • murdered her
sweetie Jjeca use she . found him dat-
ing another-, jenny, is here in the
studio and ivas a' few 'words to . say
before: she starts on her tour of the
country's largest vaudeville. houses.:
Miss Tantalize": ^ ' y
Tillie r "H^ilo,; ; everybody! Can
ypii hear me?: ivell, I just. wanted
to say that. I've learned my lesson-
since; my sweetie gave me ^ the
works. 1 fourid out later that the
little snip' lie was datihg drank a
bottle- of ^Pepper Pot Household-
Remedy- evei-y evening just " before
she had her date; arid ! stood liead
and shoulders above me . as a neck-
er. But how I drink two bottle.*;,
.every night, ahd/.pray that, nay
sweetie, will escape the punishment
he so richly, deserves in the great
hereafter.
■ "I ' hold :no . grudge against him.
In fact,; 1 don't -.even* see now why
I used to date a- punk, like that.
Well, . call me .up sometime when- I
play in. your city. "But bring yO.ur
own bottle." :. • . ■•.'-'
Announcer : ""Thank you, ; Miss
Tantalize! Kow, radio lis.tenors,
don't forget that hot snapshot of
Aggie that goes with every $i bpt-
tle. '■. And while you're addressing
.your envelopes, the Sex Appeal 17
will play bur theme song. 'Pepper
Pot Household iRerhedy Girl, Please
Remedy -Me."' .:
(Music)
Emde's Bookings .V
Suggestion front. E. R. jEmde,
new Keith division manager for
Westchester ■dounty and Newark,
has caused White Plains and
Newark to be removed- from
Johnny Collihs' -book to be booked
with the rest by Mark Murphy.
Change places ill of Erhde!s hou.ses
under one book; They are, be-
sides White Plains and Newark,
New Rochelle, Mt. . Vernon and
Yonkers.
Nearly All Vaudflm N. ¥. Houses
Opening Regular Week Saturday
Practically a,ll vaude and com-
bination .thea;tres iri NeV. York
City arid vicinity, Including the in-
dependents, .are now startrng the
stage week before Monday. .Mon-
day passed out generally last .sea-
cson as the tra.dItional day b£ com-
mencement for bills In the ea.st.
• Theatres in N;'W Yprk and. near r;
by country, with policies and day
of . opening are: ■ .
•■;KElTI-i'S. :;; . '
(All Saturday- .Opening)
Palace and Riverside, si. vaude,
8-9 acts, jiill wbek; A 1 bee, Brooklyn,
vaudnim,' €, full; Jerrerson, vaud-
film,. 7, split; Flushing and. Ken-
riiore, Vaudfllm, 6, .split; Newark,
vaudlUm, 5, full; all . Vaudfllm, 5,
splits, 81st St.; Coliseum. 86th St.,
5Sth St.. Fordham. Frahklih, Ches-
ter, MadI.>i6n,Whitfe Plains, Regeht,
Royal,^ Tilyou, Trenton, Greenpbiht,
125th- St;i State, Jersey City; Cap-
itol, Union Hill; Bushwickv Hamil-
ton; Regent, Paterson; .Fabian, llo-
boken; Ri£z, Elizabeth.
FOX;'
(All Saturday)
Academy, yaudftlm, 6, fiill or split
depending on picture;' all vaudfiluv,
5, splits Audubon, Polly, Park JMazVi,
Star (Nevi^ York), S[a,voy, Kldw^:
wood. Republic, Walker, Fox UrooU-.
iyn, .same policy as Acadeniy ;. Riv.
oil; Ilempstead;: Cameo,. Jerst-y
City; Sunnsyslde, Wobdside, L, 1.;
Libeirtn .Elizabeth.-
LOEW'S ■■ ■■•
(All Saturday)
State, New York, and Metropoli-
tan, Bi"OokIyn,^vaudfilm; .5^ .or .6,. full
week; all vaudfllm, 5,- splits: Bouli>-
vard, Delancey tSt,, Falrrnbiit, Cu'ancl,
Lincoln S(i., National; Orpheuui;
\'ictoria (New . . Yoirk) ; BedfofUi
Commodore, 4t)th St., -Gates, Orien.-
tai, Paliiee, I'remibr (Brooklyn) ;
T5ay .Ridge, Wood haven, Yorikbrs;
State, Newark, vaudlllm, 5, full.
As Acknowledgment of MR. LOUIS K. SIDNEY'S Kind Interest
Oirecior of Music
Loew^s ValeiiGia, New York
MARGIE DOROTHY
CROSBY and BAKER
Known as the "Twa Stveethearts**
Now with RAY WEST and His BAND
At Orpheum Theiatre/ Lps Angeles
J. G. MALL, Sec'y
M. SHEA, Pres.
THE M. SHEA BOOKING EXCHANGE, Inc.
Recognized Names— Standard Acts— Also. Flashes Wanted at Once
WRITE - - - WIRE - .- - PHONE ...
MANAGERS, INVESTIGATE OUR SERVICE
Cherry 6561 318 Erie BIdg., Cleveland, Ohio . L. D. 39
inator
9y
CONDUCTING
YORK CITY
Phil Fabc.llo introclitcpd to New York the versatile p.it orchestra, now being
adapted as a standard for R-K-O neighborhood houses. Mr. Fabello is cur-
rently persoitally supervising the' induction of. this policy at the Golden Gate
theatre, San Francisco, and due to return tP New, York in a month.
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Stiir the Greate^f Bkllrpom Band in America
and His
VITAPHONE STARS
Startine OUr 4th CoiiM
on Broadway on Oct^^^^
At the Million Dollar
Personal Direction
CHARLES SHRIBMAN
SALEM> MASS.
THANKS TO MR. HERMAN KNOLL OF THE EDISON CO. FOR HIS MANY COURTESIES
V A R I E T Y
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■VVednesday, Septeml)er 4, 1929
V A U D E V I Lii^^^^
VARIETY
47.
Inside Stuff-Vaude
Tony Shayne/ who brought suit , against Janet Hood, of "Whoopee"
for ;$58i000 for alleged breach of contract, has. also instituted suit foV
the same amount aga,inst Walter Bachelor,: contending it was Baciielor
who was InStrumehtal in getting Miss Kecd to sign Ayim^^^ with- .
out consultln|: Shayne aa to his contract witli^^^^^U^^^ star. Miss lieed
toolc Ethel . Shutta's role in the Ziegfeld' sho W, . Shay ne'a . attorn€:ys are
©reloW and. Salzman.
A~tra:lt piBCUliar to chimpanz^eiS br to th~is country and others for :
ishoW purposes Is making ■7oe Mondi,''>perforn>ihg mohl<, quite iiiof£i6GT
■tlve as a sheik^ ."Jpe." is making his engagements on bills somewhat df
a fright for the women.
Actresses hayVbeeh declining; to' prece^^ follow ''Mondi" on bills,
not wishing^ to pass him coming on or leaving in. the wings. Last week
a fefnirilhe single refused to :follow. the <ihi)iip on a NeW York bill. ■ ''.
When: "The CocpahutsV with the Marx Brothers Opened at the Rialto,
N^w Yor^k, the Paramount comedy talker of the stage productioh, in the'
Publix hdusc, was almost unamimously declared tob fast for th^ sticks;
that'the dialog and the comedy ■^hoiald: haVe boen slower, for the natives
'to'getit. ':-v :^ . .' . y-'^- ■■■ ; ..i; ■
. ''CocoanutsV again; proves comedy is^ c on the screen or in any
.iountryi V'Cocoanuts'' has -been one of the big jirops makers of the year
for Paramount... Besides holding over to • big nioney, it is starting to
■go/to 'the sejconij runs for continU^^
.Jack Pepper's Returri
: Max Hayes' "Doln' Things" unit
is at the Palaqe, New York, thiis
week without, its featured member.
Jack Pepper. Keith ofli'cc roqucst-
ed Pepper be pulled for the l^alace
week, sinc'* it so closely follows his
recent opposition . date down .the
street at Loew's State. / .
.Slate is- a . 75q. house. Palaco
top Is $2. ■;■
As a compromise Keith's has
booked Pepper alone this week at
the'58th.>nd.Sist Streets.
Rita Vale's Pfacerrtent
London, Sept. 3,
.Rita, Vale replaces Adrienne Allen
in the Vamp; role of .the J^ew York
cbrfipany. cif "By Candle Light."
After an opening w*eek iri South-
amptoh it sails for America.
Silver; With Morris / : -
■ Chicago; Sept..;?..-'
Reports that Morris Silver, secre^.
tjxry to A. J. Balabnri, woirid leave,
have been confirmed. ■
Silver is joining the. Wjlliam Mor-
ris ''office..
NEWS FROM THE DAILIES
(Continued from page 28)
tions. alleging that the picture exec
endorsed a note for $7,492 only pJXTt
of which has. been paid. PlaintlfCs
afsk the ^ balance amounting to
$5,694.-., ;
J^evv 13-story hbtel Will be start-
ed at . Sunset and Vine in . another
moiitli. '; • '
Warners reported negotiating
with iB.illy . Sunday to make a^talker.
Oliver Moroscb faces arrest on
wage ciaiih in "the San Friinpisco
office :6f the !3tate. Labor Conrimis-
^Idn amounting to $1,000. Claims are
leftovers from Morosco's "Someone
in White!' staged in -San iPrancisco
last winter.
Mrs, ;Ralph ;ince back In toSvn
after eahcellinc her contract with
producers of "My Girl iJ'rida.y";. in
New. York. ■ ;
Lionel Barryniore and Irene Fen r
wjick Barrymore made defendants
in suit.rbrought by Dr. Louis Kauf-
man, Now York iihyhioiaii, who asks
$2,890 alleged fees due.
Miix Stouer enkagcd by Ale.\ander
Pantapos to det'ond pending cases
against both hiuuself and . hiri wife.
. Jack Mowor awarded divorce from
Margaret IMow'or In Superior Co.urt.
Cha'rgeis of infideli ty.
CHICAGO
. Charlotte Faurbt, show girl, at-
tertipted, to . end her life witli pas
last Friday. She was rescued by
police who broke into her aiiart-
iriijht. when .Rviby Halladay, ' friend
of : Miss Fa lirot, . notified them she
liad failed to get : a response- to a
phone call.' Miss Faurot was found
uricohsGious. Reyived by an in-
halator squad.
; Ciii-is 'Solbrig> ■ art model '.'with a
body like a- god," and member of
the Chicago Health eu It, died at the
cult caimp in. Coloradb last week.
Solbrig lived far. back. in hiUfl, nude,
• existing . .pn dandelion, tops. The
county: eoroner said that Sblbrig
starved himscif to . death, having
reduced in .CI nicinthsS from ICO to
:iS5 poinidSi ■
Director of Music
OPENING SEPT. 5
Many Thanks for Assigning Me in This Important Capacity
to
R. LOUIS K. SIDNEY
AI30 Grateful Aclcnowledgment of an Eight Months' Pleasant Engagement at Loew's Valencia, New York
JOHN H. BILLSBURY
AO^NCY ^F CHICAGO
Booldng Exc^
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48
VARIETY
NEW AGTS-REVIEWS
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Horace HEIDT and HIs Califor-
hians (13)
Bandr Entertaipers
33 Min3.; Three
■:Palace ..(St:. V.) ■
• , itiorace Hiplclt .'incV his C:illfor-
tilans. havie as their (punny) billing
the phrase: "tlio heiat 6f entertaln-
nverit,'!' ■ That goes triple. .His is the
• fastest band act. in or put c^t vaude-.
ville, topping everything' .for spcedj
pUnch, pop, versatilit j! - a rid orHfT-'
talrinieh.t: . • y'-
Fanchon . and - • Marbo ' "prosGnt"
Heidt and like tJie .F, & M, units,
it's just another cas5e of riot So much
whore,, but Avhy have they been hid-
ing in the far Wegt for so loiig. .
.This bind; act .moved 'em-; flit the-l. j^S^ss^d '**wSn-- of
Palace . Sunday . night to: cheers,. -so jn^.Pt?,^n
rtOSE PERFECT (1)
$ongs .
15 Mins.i One
Palace (St. Vaucje)
In '10'J3, Rose I'orfect was caught
In-' A-Urioty at McX'iOker s, ('hi<.-aKc.,
arid- (Se.scribod . a.s a slutt^ly woman.
That still goes ftnd nioroj she's
still- stntoly, :pf ' prima .statuesque-
ness;. but . ■.more svelte and a
iookdr.' i)orhapx oven more so than
whori White. lir.'<t.. 'Si Arned her, for the
••JO "SoandalH.^' She's siho'e . been
in another etlition and the JG.CO at-
mosphere ' evidenocs 'itself in Miss
periEoct'S: .appearance. ':- ;: ' ' .''
If The Skirt wasn't; tM'vin8'''iSt0r)y
Broolt a break, unanimous that
the songKtre.ss. rates the ' Kcst
^ th6 Week
much so that those Insistent ;pn set^
ting the riiuiEiical values sh^feli'd- their
more ehthusiastic - neighbors whp
were insi)ired to punctuate ' the
presentation with audible appi'ecia^
tiori.
i .StiSs^ Perfect-; is : a .soprano , and
hot oiiiy knoVvs .her lyrics,, .but
doesn't; keep it • a. secret. Aud ifences
ai'e. funny that way ; they, appredi-
at0 being let in on . the Vyord.** of
„„ , , „ . . ^ . „ .. |..song.< . .'So many prima.s ; iil.ur or
What is equally; as. noteworthy, m; gah-gah the Ivrics the music
the Heidt band act ls..that-: i^^^^^^ mean a .thing.
the conductor (Or is, it 'Fahohon andl
Marco ?) who's resp6nsih»ie for. some
of those,; staging effects, rhytlimlc
..routines,' preclsive\ uniCornniity and
showmanly evolutions, it miglit be
well for Heidt to thrbw ^his. baton
away and hoobme a prpjclue.pr. ;
It's a wow: iype of .act- fcdni e\:cry
Mi.ss Perfect has selected her
songs, cannily. : She .oi)ehs - with, a
prbduetioh medley. . One or two still
current, and dQubtiossly by.- pei\-
niission. 'What's, more, the . Avay she
Mridles it,, -it's a great ad for the
shb.vAS;- Which -."ire ■ ahripunced. y
^-"KiTtiigoline,^' one -" of those
anglB. Having a coast r^^ ^altz ^ themes;
is one of those . hazy thmgs . to the _i - , +KQ n tivo liiim
«shou,- himlnf»ti«: in thp >ist- n<? frtp ^esn^^fl to go. better than the .num-
snow pusinoss m tne e^H.. her merited.- due to tJie treatment,
the general , eastern public Heidt S. ^D^Siy - ajmounCed «ncd^ was
moans no more now as a name than ITr^fF^^i^^^
Smith. However. Ins turn will have I .»^is5S. xvic Again.
them talking before tl.ie week is
out. If capable of manifdld routiries,
the act can play.a stock engagement
at the PalacOi • .
From the harrier they start off
with a zip and go that's undeniabJe,
Their physical actions in the. in-
strumental renditions - are uniform-
ly routined. Every tempo carries
with a physical syi'ay that presents
an arresting stage picture
The boys are i . collegiate flannels
which Miss- Per
feet ; did in . ■ her . '^Scandals'';
specialty. ' The - pJano ao'cphipanist
mad€i . the' iniiounce.ment. He's an
assi?t 'oTi: appearance iand _ general
masculinity alcihg. . . .
Funnv .nam^/ -tliat- R6se P^
Even If oh the. ■ level,. ; it sounds
phoney.' .Those Arline Pretty,
Louise Lovely. Donni. 0arlin;g . and
kindred ■ iihpoistsible , superlatives' . of
yesteryeav. flicker . days,, went. Out
of stj'lie-. a decjide . or . mor^e . ago.
- ■^"••'-b*--'^ 1 .Anyway, without any -puti. on the
and V-neck pull-over sw'eaters wuth hS? ,Vo;vK ■ - • • -
the letter II. after their lea'der, as
an Insignia. They go tlirough
startling stage evolutions, doubling
and shifting about with as much at
tentfon to scientific detail as a triple
pass formation on a. gridiron.
Heidt's manner of direction is In
itself extraordinary. He has. the
physical front, towering six feet
and of stolid football timbre, and
shifts about, grabbing a different
type of instrument merely as an in
cidental byplay, yet impressing with
his own individual versatility.
They have a two-piano effect,
with the pianists back to back,
that's a biear and should be pro-
tected. Heidt is at one and his regu-
lar Ivory^ thumper at the other,
spreading their arms so that they
play both baby grinds slmultan
eously. That makes for a novelty
four-hand effect. Thence comes two
Perfect. - Rose, is, good vaudeville,
especiai'ljr • on ' Broadway and
around ■ -New York, , . :wh.ere . : ' t.he
"ScandaLs" rep rtieart.s^ sbmetning;
■ ' ' . AbeJ.
"DO I N' : TH I INI GS" vwith Ken M ui-
pay:.(42) .V . ^ ... ."
So"lvii.ns.r Three, One and Full (AH
Specials) -
Palace (St. V)
Two woekijv. ago Max ■ E. Hay^s
(also programed ifor ;staeing) sent
this unit out witii Will. Mor.risey and
Midgie Miller at the helm. It. was.
a frost as a presentation, "the office
evidently, stepped in and decided to
wish it onto Keri Mtirray. .
The m,.'yc. of the curreht Palace
bill, besides - having .Milton, 'and
luui -iiciiiu viLvtL. xii^ii^'c. 1. « V I Helon jChailCston -
more keyboard manipulators and te.sque Pomp in support, wod^S intp
the eight-hand rhythmic effect Is thi? unit, which has been a t^^^^
startling, which is pitched to a ,new to. its original, personnel, with some
peak through the manner of stag- of the principals retained; ..
Ing, Elaborate credits mention . "Wil-
A choral effect nobody can cop llam Kv WfeUs as sketch author; mu-
because of their own native talents. | sic and lyrics, by Jay.Gorney ia-rid E,
beyond duplication by lifters. They
do a comedy revue of the nationat-
istlc dance routines,, running froni
the Highland to the Kozotski.
Lee Lykens, arinounced ifis a Vic-
tor recording artist, vocalizes effec-
tively in solo. An Ice-skating dance
specialty tops ahything of that type
ever done before, further enhanced
by the stereoptlcon effect.
What is the plece-de-resistance dais" edition
y. Harbiirg: dainces by LeRby
Prlnz; Bernard Lohmullef. art di-
rector. Latter is ditto for Earl Car-
roll whicii . explains that s\yinging
gate effect, in a', for-mer edition of
Carroll's "Vanities."'
As for ' Weils' contribution., .that
"Nfeighbors;' Is kinda' . biirleycue
more than revuesque—:it the latter,
probably a .discard- from a -"Scan-
.Bert Nagle obpns with - his oaf
act, doing his cdmedy personation
well, w-alking in the audience along
the box-rails, on all fours, teasing
the drummor. etc. Good openih
of the act; -is "Lomo," perhaps the
smartest police dog ever on the
stage. One of the band boys. Clar
enoe Moore, handles him in a five
minute specialty that's an act in.
itself. How thW dog escaped a Hoi- i specialty. Murray then introduces
lywood contract will be the first ^j, .*
- Tlfen ■ there's Stewart Robe, ah- The "Neighbors" sketch Is ,a br^ad
nounced as a protege of Herbert hokey souse scone. Steye Savages
Clark of Sousa's band, who hits C specialty s a very a la James^Bar-
above high C and scores with his tort in: make-UP and stepping^Helen
trumpet solo. And there's lot more, Charlestoh Orrupts w^^^^^^
. This isn't a band act: It's a .pro-. UnusuaVV Milton rC^^^^^^
ductlon. Following a flock of Aarbrt- face ^.eccentric, and the whooZis
sons. Warings. Olsensi et al. Heidt'p . Pompi, .foW^
Californian Collegians pars 'cm all, | Then : the vLcRpy Prlhz dvincing
These Western lads set a nfew stan-
dard among versatile band acts.
Abel.
HUN G RV F I V E a nd The Wease
18 Mins.; in Presehtaj^ion
Oriental,..Chicago
A radio act from the Chicago" | sta \\'ith their , toe ciogS,; Ar-
girls. Their formation ideas, are
good,, the stunt of splitting 'em up
into': relays of octets , arid doiible-
.octet.<5. exiting -and entering with
new changes. But as presented, it's
; still very slipshod.^ which, staging
and seasbning should improve.
Tlie . Manor Twiiis . were -early
Tribune's station. WON- Beciitise of
its radio repiitatioh the act )s a draw;
In this arid neiarby cities.
There's nothing to the. affair -^.s
Sfa.ge' ent^rtfiinment. On the air its
f popularity .was gained through the
'. not . hdtabiy intel.ligcht .liKten«;r.
much less Versda in . ancrorit ..gftgs
than the ordinary sliowgocr. '
;.T\V6- comedy bit.s. amohg the fJor-.
manic mu.sical iiufnrig.Si both .worked
:l?y Horr Ijiouie arid, his cdinio.: th(v
',' ■; woa'sel, ■ "Oh'e Is""a Icngf uy''nfil3'"tv-
■dious explanation and the dtlier is .a
' . blindfold test wherein the Weasel
°'*HldT?TrtiftiPS=^
. llclcing it; He licks a caf.? tall i-.nd
calls it pu.ssy wiiid>4'.
• Men are costuriicd aj^propriatcly
, ns penny-catiching musicians. Their
blatant music is good.; for a lat'gh
y. at the start. ' . -^'^^
^ Act is getting around $2,500. It
will more than pay for itself here
, or in anv German ; district; but in
less familiar spots It naturally
i ttrouldti't be worth the salary.. Btw^r.
thur Page, acrdbatic dancer, .also
dovetailed in. Supporting . persidri
"n'el includes . Jack Wolf, Paul C'.arr
nei-j Joe . Rose, -E\'oly n Kirmin, Ray
Datvis and High Hattie Band; , the-
latter ^a phoney (with a" few oxcei^-
tidns); the ■ gals flrialo-ing into the
hand .flash after , their dance e.volu
tion.s. ".■
Rlurray.'s ad lib contributions^ en
deavor t0:.«iave the tmit. Act is a
hodge-podge :arid top tough even £or
^TiTs'faoiIe'''riT'-T."" r " .''""^'^
Mui'ray's tolling a .«itory at tho
Palace, at least hO didMondayi.that
?^>ltjrti*jr=oii=vei'j'=tl:iinWc'er^I=£=s=«
the boy Who fell .in love \Vitli scV-
oral Rii'l.s, and each ti'mo wa.s warn
C'd to forget it as they are hi.s half
si.sters, oxpluriied by the fact that
the bov's father was a protty wild
youth 'in his day.s. . The boy. in a
huff, complains to his mdther of
his ariiordus complicatioris, who .sets
his mind at ease: "Don't believe
vjrhat the Old Man tells you: he's
not your father." Aftfl.
SMITH 6AULEW with his Band
20 Mins.; Throe
58th St. (V-P)
Smith Ballew With His .Band, is
the act'fs. bluing. BalleW is proserit-
ed by .the National Broadcasting
Co.j \vhich booked hlni Into Why te's
5th Avo. re.'^taurant in the Ldfcourtr
Xdnnandie building at 43rd .street;
The rietwork etherizes and' manages
him exolu.'jiveiy. ■ ; '. .
> • Ballew. ' is furtii,or bftUj'hooed . ?is
"the glorious radio and recording
voice to the aocohipalhiment df. his
own .drcheistra.''- • - ; ' r ' , . V ■
This act is a good sample of the
grave i)rdblCm . the NBC faces* • in
view Of its close lheatrica:raffllia.-
tions with 'R-k-O and the Jiew sea--
son's; schedule of/ iradip-fampd'acts
making . flieir stage .debut as- in the
Case dt'BalleWi .' ' - ^
Hd.W: .to . property, present k radio
name, especially if wholly new; .to
the. rostrum, artd yet' assure it of
.some iiovelty, is rip easy taisk. Ros-
aiie Ste-wart ostensibly - is Iri charge
of .this depa,rtment.. She'll have, a
headache ;:before thej iseaspris,. grows
much older. . ; .. ;. • : . : .
They flgtired probdbly that tp give'
Ballew another one of those radio
mikes" an.d simulate -a.'; studip
broadcasting Ay.ould be . just as bad
as permitting his radio rep to carry
him ^^^til. hi.s^<;u^rently. trite manri^^
of presentation. One's: ais bad as
the dthor; That's the problem.-
. It ;s'q.-. happens .that in Ballew-s
case it .rii ight even . have been- worth
V'hile dding the microphone -. gag" a.11
over' again .as with Mildred I-Iunt
who has jiiist: started diit, or .CharJes'
W;.' Hamp; or. LittleJ' Jack; Little pr
■any . othOr, ipf the ethier . ceieb.s, Bal-
lew' s. ydi'ce is drie- pi those sympa-
thetic t'ondrs, yery.a. ja. Vallee (with -
out any : attC'mpt at. cdpy.ingt : al-
though, both.. ;use.. riiegaiphpne with,
the siarifie. aitdi'erice stance) arid that
top is bound ..to create sdnie- c.om^
men'f.- '■
vYdt pallew's'Voiceneeds the '.'riiiikd"
for^nipliflcation. H.e works in, "one-
half" for* his vocal .address, prob^
ably, realizing, the li.mitatidns of/his
A-ocdi 'Tange> • and it was, toUgh to
cdtch.'^h.im in the .rear. This reportei';
.purposely mdved : back f dr the .test,
,with a" sparsely ..filled audieriee
seemingly aprpeciatirig: . the Inti-
macy ol Baillew's tendririg frdrii thielr
choice dbwri-frdrtt. . locations. ' : . It
was differerit on Sunday, or Labor
bay with -those .extra frolics a.n(i
extra; atteridance..'
- iAside from , that, Ballew's. act is
rather, haphazard; hit or niis.s. No
iieiflection on : him 'or his triily Ca-p—
able aggregation; Musically they're
more capable than. many. an. estab
lished stage orchestra, proving Just
what showmanship means in, .sell
ing. an iaudience. On personality
too, Ba lie w's is as clean - c u t an a g
gregatidn as Jhas been seien on any
:Stage, splc-and-spari ' in Impeccable
dinner Coats, with- properly boiled
shirtisi sans sihy. sacriflee td sar-
torial splendor .at the door . of per-.-
sorial comfort. .
- vThey looked and • probably , are a
-cdileglate agg:regatldn. A hot fiddler
is a bear; guitarist ditto;, a torridly
vocalizing drUmhier;; Ballew himself
picks a wean banjo; the re^fts:-and
brass get properly broiling on dcca
sidn, arid -in -tdto a:a a musical .or
giairiiza:tidri they . reflect their
straightaway .fdance-flodr. merit arid
past-proven radio appeal. .
. But . for the' stage, NBC . should
give the situation plenty of thovight
This suggestion , .could be by no
means riew. It rinight eVen be. worth--
while to defer sending Out its ether
■'names" for personal : appearances
until the stage requireriients arc
thoroughly, complied, with.. They
made a stab at it by ringing in ai.
jazz ballerina/but that . doesn't help
much. ,
Rallcw's vocal ability is of the-
Vallee type arid if he had the .Val-
lee rep behind hirii, perhaps what
he did- wouldri't matter . so much
although Vallee knew what he was
up against and produced enscrinble
comedy, numbers, with bits, for
stage appeal.
\ Balle\v -was dbylpusly nerVOus^^.^H^^
worked: hard,"' xldirig.'! almost 'dvery
nUriiber .-vocally- as yell as inst'ru-
merttally, indluding. a pop medley:
Act finished V weak;
■ Ballew riit rits vriidre. serious at -
terition for vaUdeyiile. He ;Can con-
tinue doing J.iist whait he's dpirig of
course and. get: by in' the ri?I.ghbor-.
hoddei^s'likci here pr at the: 8Cth ^dr
Kenmore in. Brookiyn, or the.ii'Drd-
ham In'the Erbrix, etc., biit the. basic
timber bespeaks. pC: gi^tater -prppdr-
tidris. ■.,■'■■■•
- Ballew needs a vaudeyille -pro-
ducer; - ; . . yl-?^)!'
BOWERS-LaMOTTE Co. (3)
Dear Doctor" (Playlet)
20 Mins.; Three (Office)
86th St. (V-P)
John Bowers and Marguerite La-.
Motte, froni pictures, are dipping
into -Vttude with a sturdy coriiedy
playlet. Without. their name values
it would sufllce. . Which makes it
dpubiy oke for the act for ariybddy's
theatre. - :
• Bowers is "an expert f arceur, and
Miss LaMdtle sustairis her . eri.d well
as. the mildly jealous Wife pC . the
medico. (Bowers) whose rep is being
bandied about through . a,, 'wv k.
penchant for trea:tinc: the haridsome
flighty ydung matroris. for ."neirves,".
through such riiisdirected adminis-
lerings ag hip indculatidns and this
like:,:;.-.;.
Doc. gives 'b^m; a load of atmos*
phere, plenty of. soft Victrold music,
and lots /of ■persdnality/. getting 'ohi
tor .rei);eater^» for ■imaginary . ail-
n)onts^.
Misis- La Motte frames it with a.
flirtatious : patient's , husband - td
scare the wife and; the flighty doc
into. mO're conservative deportmerit.
. Three .pedple besides . the stars,
nufse and the Mr. Shid Mrsi Horace
Liyermdr.e' characters. ; Playlet has:
Situation, . punch and. .comedy' . ,ap-
pea.li and will pl^aise. any where.' The.
flicicer. ropsji are further assets.. ' '; / ,
•■:'-. •::./'•'. ■ ..' ..■ Ahel. :
Vy A R N E R, GO L E a nd W A R.N E.R {A)
'Songs arid'Oances' - ■
18- 'Mins,;. One '.;.'; "'.v:^ ..
E.pgl.e.wodc|,v-Ch icago. ( V.- P) . , ■ t '>■■. :.
The . parprits . liav^ brougiil; ,thoir
fvvo kids to the stig^e ah.d. the kids
have.^toleri the act- Boy;; eight; arid
gii'l; four, are surefire. ' . The. . girl
'clicks, easily, . .even ; getting . acroiss
vvith a difficult. ballad, arid manages,
to keep the squeaks put of her. voice.
The' boy. is a. nice: tap dancer,, looks
ndat arid >vorks (ilea,nlyi -The pair
get togethier ;iater, th6 .boy scraping
a vidliri.r/^vhile .hls ; sister warbles:
Playing is ;rather",i>dor arid should
be. cut or,.: at least,, the .'irtstrumdnt.
shduld^be -miited.
.. ."The parents,... in . coritody, - :have
eiipugli tp , get aci'dss .with . thejr
songs and. darices. . The. man . should
sticictp his: comedy cldthds tlirpUgh-
Qiit.- His -business mstrt!' appearance
at , tho. close, is oilt of 'place -and ai
Spur-ndfo.. '. './ ' iOCpi. :
CH Rl STIE and NEUSON
Comedy Acrobats.^ ^ ^ . . . ., ; "
16 Mins.; One-
Palace; (St. V.) • .':'
:Frarik Christie and Eddie Nelsdn
are riovelly introduced by Kcri Mur-
ray. After that thiey go irito comr
edy acrdbatics,. -includirig .a ' stprii-:
ach-coastlng bit t.hat wilf rate them
iriiportatit position, with, or- without
Murray a? their regisseiir.
.' bri.the current wreck's Palaice . bill
with .Murray all oyer the .place' (off
arid on .stage) as na.i^a, W'ise-cracker,
iudierice-commentfitor, :etc;; .:;thc.
team -Ijad Murray preserit on the
rds'trum. .with them, ftunriirig time
arid, extraneous bits : beca;me cpri.-
,f used,: but boilcd. down to itis funda-
mentals,- here's a vipry f uriny act.
' ' ; ■...■;.-A*ci. ■
ROXY
New York, Aug. 3i.
"The Cock ' Eyed World" gav©
Ro.xy four whole \yccks to think 'em
up, and Roxy took advantage. After .
the comparative vacation, the, stage
stuff this Week is handed out. with ,
both barrels; It has been built to
suit all tastes,. Very stronjg back,
ground for the moderate feature pic-
tiire, '*Tho Gii'l. from Havana" .,(Fox-)v -
all-talker, wllich can sell a sprightly
hand-to-harid, tu.ssle ' between' the :
yillairi. arid the. - hero; :at. the box.
office.- r-:: V/;;'::-" '■..''.'.-■: '■..-■^
■ There a.ro fdiir .stage items. <JUi"» . '
rently, topped by a .flash., called ."In
Old Havana. Town," which leads, di*
rectly into, the: film, The.-first, VUn- .;
dor .the. Sea.'! is an adagio ' dance in ' :
a sea bottorii set. .. SlmilaLr number .
u'Sed before in "Delriiar's .:Revels,". a.
stage musical, .and somethlrig' el.st>
li^e it ardurid . at. present in" vaude;
Yet, they ca;h atll learn sdmething .
thrdugh : a' ld:dk ..at"'Rdxy's yersiori; '
The dartcirig of Berindff and EUlalid
is eycellent, but: th'e'. staging :S.ells it,
and the staging w^ll be remembered , .
when the rest i.^: forgotten. . :
Beatnce : Belkin, principar. 's^ .
sorigstrOss; ha.s^ the- huge rostrum .to •
herself in ■ a birdrlilte song., ac'cdrii- '.
panidd by flute dbbligatd from tl)e
pi t. ■ .. ; I^ds.sessing a n . extreniely bea u -
tifui ' Voice. :th lady .cart- warble^
Number %yill please, other'.s -beisid-e^?
the : class muggs at Whprii/' it .was. .
ai.lmed. - \; ' ■ .''■...'■. '' •■• >"- • .'.'■.'-.•■■:
; I>ati'icia Bdwm&n,; she df the nim-
ble feet, leads tj-ie Roxyettes ..iri: -a
ndvelty: kitten . dance, . Alias BdjWman.
ntcrprets. a ball df wool, sdmethin.15 :
for a 'Ci.ssie. Loi-tus t& .worry abduti
ThA clidrus: routlnejs 'a pea,ch. : '
New'sreei .. Interrupted , the stage,
series at this point,, with the maiii
r>reisentation following- !. Iri- it 'a cou-
ple, I*airilir;a tiopez and IsiriaU CfUZrV;
man. do what i& billed as tins origlr
rial Cuban Rumba dance..;. It's pleritV :
hot, pleitfy furin-y and proved a sock:
closing number' for the preserit'atidh; ,
The entire cre^'; vocal ..arid , podal, .
ijarticipated. ..--^ . .
•ThroUighppt.all Rdxy pr.e&entatidns
tltb beauty .of color and masterful
jn^seritment can always relied dri
tp entertain; if ridthirig else can. iBut
aeidom at the Roxy that the talent
i^ri't tliero .with equal strength.
.. Syinp.hdn'^y- orche.stca's playing of
art arrarigement of Tschjiikowsky's
composition, under Erno RapeciS di-
rdctidri, resulted ,ih. dead stdpp.age '
df the show. 'That's. an orchestra
thjvt can't .tn'iss. :
Standing them pri the walls .again
Saturday afterrioLori; Bigc.
ROGERS and :WYNN and Co, (2)
Dancing, Singing .
12 Mins.; One
Jefferson (V-P) ,
Rogers - arid Wynn,. pid-time tap
dancing team, ofEgr . theriiselVes . as
the parents df .tlVe two. young stop
pera, Mary- Sawyer and Davo Calla--'
han, w-hd begin. the; act and. carry it
up to its last five minutes. Rcla,tiori,-
■«lrLp.^q .uestlQnable . _but-hiiman.::iptcrL
"DANCE BUBBLES*? (6) ,
Dancing and: Singing
20 Mins,; Thre^ . :
Englewood, Chicago (V-P),.
Fpur girls sLnd a cdupic df felld.ws
iri an ordinary daince and sdng. act
Starts .slow with intrdduction of the
members. iBit should, be eliminated
The four girls do a. couple of chorus
dances; one girl st<fpping out tp do
few solos.
The fellows are but fair dancers
Tlvey score : best with songs, done
nicely. All df the dances' okay,: ex-
cept for one jerky number by three
girls in spme sort of Hawaiian cos-
tume. Meaningless, and gets worse
when t.he girls break to some- In-
dividual body-twisting.
As ^ a •vyhole, , the _act,-.iW-lt.h_ :Bdm.e
.eliriiiriatTprt" dnd a'" bit^^m
should, be able to. piay farriily time
succeSjsftilly-.-> '..
:^:::^::"::;.PALAGE.':.-'
("Snap Into U'WUnit)
-: > . : Wa^^^ 1;
This Loew house has AI Evans as
m-. c. Evans cdnflned the break iti
to; wielding the baton onlv. Now he
is stepping dUt a little and doing
right \vell. ' .
Effectiveness of vvhen he does get ,
into his own atmosphere is some-
what Idst by sticicing him in be-
tweeri the 2. Stantons for a bunch of
blackouts. 'Twould; have been bettef,.
to have sfived him for thie .band
numbet- alone, for with that . he
showed the ;cu'stomers an .excellent
style in directirig; a peach of an ar-
rarigiemenf (his own) fd^r the or-
chestra and theri a . pleasing tenor.
Evans ought to make the grade
if handled carefully. . . ■
•. As to the unit it pdssosses three
or lour high i'spots worthy of more
than jUst a: word or two. The De
Toregos, with.the girls and a vdcal-
ist supporting, do an adagio routine
that Is excellerit. They work with
lightning-like precision.
Collette Sisters are decidedly
okay— cute Without' being annoying
and cinching it with their dancing.
As to Vari arid .Ernie Stanton,
there , is too riiuch talk with most
of It .lost ori a 35-50 audiorice. Most
df it .was lost in the back df the
house, too. Month organ and uke
number okay;
V ..Couple djt.'novel dance routines by^
■the Serova girls .helped; •
Feature : "Speedway.!'.^ Meahin
est created by^ the : build-up iss rer
tain to put act overi Besides which
the elder pair arc remarkably sl),ry
Cor their years, arid whip' tlve.. i^up-
piCs. for some snappy cler.king.
■ Callahan and Miss Sawyer are
from tho Billy Pierce studio. They're
rea.sdnably adept, although their
youth is refle,cted in a little ner.vouK-
ne.'is. Girl Is bloride, shapely and a
looker. ■ - T.nnd, . ^
EUGENE JACOBS (1)
Juvenile: :Xyldphpnist ; . - ; -
t5 Minsv; One
Erigleyvo.od,. Chicago. (V-P)
vBoy 'xyldphonist playing a. mix-
ture 'df classics and pdjjs with con-
siderable, talent. .Easy for the
ASs'n. housds, and cdjild be grddmed
for bigger houses. Picture cust&r
mers especially would iilce hirii. .
. Very: neat appoaroncfe, and like-
able ;pierSonalIty. rn big houses he
eoiuld .u.se more classics and . less
pop stuff for impressive results,-.but
iri the. faniily.si>ots his'prC'sent prof-
orOriG.e -for light' stuff riiakps- the act
a snro click; / ' '; '
Idea of youth is. riiad^ rnorc ; no-
ticeable by having the boy play a
man-siwd -xy-l(tplione 'and using-;, a
pkilfprm. to reach, it. -Bing\,' '
^ ft 6 E N T ancTTOlTElz r" ■ " T
Darkstagfe IJlusioh : , -
10 Mirts,; Full (Special).
Eriglevwo6d» Chicago.: (V-P) . '
.Another white-figure against dark
«taire novelty act. with tables. chairs;
and bottlois flying around whil" the.
oi\.o .u:pnt visible acts aririoyod.
A few original bits in it, "\Vill
suit in the smaller midwest ho:uscs.
Bing.
PARAMOUNT
('•5 and 10 Follies"— Unit) . v
:..::.. New Ydrk, :AJug. 30.:. .;
' Messrs, Wddlwdrth at^d: ;Kresge.
can fijcrht for credit oh this one,
but meanwhile, it wlU probably . be
discovered tlvat : Jack . Partirtgtpn
w^ins .the largest plume: .He has
thought^ up, or- dug. tip, a.; couple of
ingenious stunts.: cheaply and .clev-
erly mounting this unit with, pror
duc.tidri novelty. 'tiiat rare . flou'dr.
. .Shrubbery and dther scenic l.^-iok-
knacks are .created; by fanciful coiri-
blnatidns of -various articles of; tin-'
ware selling in the nickel and dime,
emporiums, Th.tis . bread, - pans
placed end to.-. end . form a tree
trunk and Icnivos as.sumo the shape
l)Tn ea ye.s. fa ri d "so on a"d"TnTiriTt uiri ;
.:. After . liio fia.shi.on of gcntlomon
iyhp cdncoive and sta,gb uriit.i; for
*pft'tmTr=iT(mspsr^r'rrniTCrton-^rtnps^
haniijor- IVimHoIf with ariy adhdsive
fidt'Hty to hi.S contra r idea. Thiirf
from ; tho Wdohvorthian motif , he
cajnily introduces tlic Felicia 'Sorol
sle))pers. dre.^.sed In cdstumds . .»C
1840. or thereabduts.
And thereafter the motif is/ prolly
thoroughly snubbed although
couple of polite reCprence.s are ad'hMl
(Contlnued:on pa^jo 54)
Wednesday, Septemtier 4, 1929
VAUDE HOUSE REVIEWS
VAKIETY
49
PALACE
(St. Vaude)
A Bllpsliod Dill. Great second
tialf: Blopiiy first seqtion. Rose
Perfect a^a Horace . Heidt'3 Call-
'^ornians (band) were, both new, re-
opening the second ^portion In ee-
dUence. With Ken Murray's ad lib.
nonsense Interrupting the sequence
tintll Christie and Nelson, it made
: that last half-r^so strikingly strong
1-i 100% trinity 'oi New Acts. That
Bounds like It . should mean spmes
thing to; the bookers oorhehow.^
First haljf. too ; Was comprbrnlsed.
of rehashed if riot UteriPLllir new act
material. The Ken Murray . unltj
'•Dbin'- Things," a revairip . of the
flop Wlli Morrisspy-Midgie MiU6r
tufn which showed At the ; jefter-
son two weeks ago, is still in': the
' rough, but the R-K-6 office is evi-
dently intent on salvajjirlg,from,thfe
wreck- Then a,s ij'oW it was noticfe*^^
able that the act . was, overbpj^rd on
; ;production investiture; ■:
Murray' 13 . iria^^ the Pa,lac^ \».\
■ stock, run. Every tim'e. they're stuck
' for an act they dtaig .Murray hack..
.Maybe because If^s thQ liist of. the
^hree-year contract Ii-K-..0 holds- on
Murray; ' -The coniic. is slated for a-
pjcoduction thereafter. ; T6 his credr
it, this V'kiilihg" . of hi^ welcome is!
•still this. side of >the. danger linc.foi'
• he knoWs how to '.pace. . his .stuff;
• ThCy . call liimi "master of f esitlvi-
ties," . as a departure f rcim the rrii c.
' ■ appollation.; : • '
Zlert Nagle's feline . specially,
which . js part of. A'Dbin* 'Things"
. (New Acts), pp^na the ghow: . Fol-
lows. thfe'.50-minuteurt^^^^^^^^^^
' Then Nick :^Ucd^5; .^dQirig' 16 ' min-:
ut^s, arid who; .might Sveil chop it a
•little more.; .:The crpohihs: troubar.
dour was. recognizedi thfe requests
for his Bruhsw.ick; recOTdirtgs. dat-:
.ing baek. to. the "Cup: of Coffee,
Sandwich .and. Vou'' a« He
does a progro.m .of. Ws recent . disk
. releases, bu.t. might , as well slip , in
-v his Warner, iprps. -First Natlbhal. af-
• ./hliatibns for the ;ba.llyhop effect;
; ' Totb, wlth.,iah embellished routine,
closed the' fi^^ The clever
clowri i$ even riibre . so than ever.
" Aside' from vthsit grbt'esque minia-
■. ture automobile opening the rest of
the bits* are new.: Thby are canhlly
cphtrived for . l.'xugh returns and it's
..a gr<ja,t. act; for; the. adults as well.
jEiis the nia^^
Taleht is getting Palatial punish-
ment this week with those; three
. shows dragged in oh. Sunday, and
Monday (Labor. . Day) . ■ The' fextra
frolic Monday -was a' bust at the
. . jgate; couldn't ;. be over $500 extra
tariff, a,nd. what it may have, done
to the Monday 'night's intake is
.; something. else again.- The BOO 'ber-
-Ties, couldn't have paid off the union
help. ; Abel.
81St ST.
' (Viaqdfilm)
Small audience and many me-
: . chanical errors backstage caused
: the bill, to look rither had at the
first show Saturday. First showii
:. generally: appear at their worst, but
this one more so, .
.. The number, two and three spots,
held by Beth Ghallia . arid ' "Stop,
liook.and liisteri," dance ilash, were
a distinct letdown frbm the normal
81st St, pace. .ThLs hoiise, the sec-
ond best: Yaude place on Manhattan
jftll sunirher, heed^- more Wiitchingl
A natural pibkup with Jack Pep -
-per, wlio semiTclpsed, and a "con-
tinuation of the pace with Harry
Gonley. . Jt was late by then.
W ith V'Stop, Look and Listen" it
seems tp be a staleneiss from close
and lengthy association, while' with
Miss . Chains it is a case. . of ques-
tionable Judgnient In selecting song
material.
For . the first show the dance act
tised an aged ifront drop that
groaned In resisting all efforts at
getting It up. Lighting effects were
off and mbst of the hangings fouled.
It was the .cheapest looking piece
swge m^ a first
rate vaude theatre In months. While
. I've dancing girls were, pepiess.
only the two principals, a girl who
puciv dances on her, toes, arid a man
ef^-entrio stepper,: seemed willing tb
exert themselves. "Stop, - Look^^ and
y^^^ 'been, around now for
■ OP ^pur years. V ThJtt - seem/s
to he. its tvpubie..^\At .best, iJtfst 'an^
antermediate sort of : dance flash,
:.Ppo(l.. we.^tern .act, but n'aver a .iriid-
. dle of the bin tiirn for the -8Ist.-
;. Miss Chains is ribt- lyiving- her-
aclf. a fair break. . A somewhat dlf-
•lercnt singing, single woman with
fu '^i'^" T»ianist,. she's using materidj
tnat handicaps every efflbrt. - Lean-
ing is toward light lomedy songs,
ail- published, and mainly too
in miliar In this section. ; The dl.^:
: number wasn't' written for women
; smg, fpr it is strictly a .tiomody
K9ng' for men. Miss. Chaih.-s isn't
getting the laughs she deserves ;:f or
tlip .•work .she piits into the ^rhgiriK:
.. of; it. Thi.s ehtry has a front and
«>j style. What , she' iinsn't got in^
==tiifwhvatewal=line=-is--=gGi
l>cr in the No. 2- spot.st everywhere,
weighty deucbr ju.st; now.
vyiliifs and Holmes were the com-
edy aorohalid Glo.scrs and ' plci-sed;
A .harkyiVrd olio and a niu-sicxl open-,
.j"?,' gets tht-m into tlioir laugii «cro.
• i)ntit.s; Tlioy flnis'lv with a,"k'gitl-
raat«" stunt, a log. lift that sfcin.s
f lm.ost ir,\t)n,sKihl<> i() ' i'li-ciniiivlisli
■Without ii.sing a wire. Either good
deception or an unusual trick, but
effective "both ways.
Pepper, out of the "Doin* Things"
unit at the Palace because he
played an opposition date at the
State, so short a time ago, is here
with his musical sfooges as a cOm-
prpmi.sie.; The expected, click was
recorded.
. There a;re few - others besides
Harry Gonley whp cpuld waste as
riiuch time! as he does in building
up a; comedy sketch and get aWay
with it. . .About eO% .of the action
in: "Click -as- i2vcr" .is syperflupus,;
yet Cbnley maHes each moment in v
teresting.' It's the old -style Vaude
idea , of toiking your time, and -set-,
ting them; up for the blow-off, and
the .:numi)er of comics who still can
do it is slight. - • Nowadays, generally,,
the formiula is short; snappy and
punchy all the. way. Another chflnge
thie picttire houses can be held ac-
countable , for; .'
■ ''(^harmin!; SinriersV (Par.>;.i first
half picttire, ' ; : Bige.'
HENNEPIN
.■ ;•..' Minneapolis, Aug; 28.';
Hejfinepin-brphe.um operiied its nbw
sea.sori with a considerable blia're pf
publicity trumpets this. week. .The.
in i tial bill : 'impressed ;as moderately
pleasing, \i not by any means
notable or so strong as some bf ' the
summer - shows at this> house; It
.ne-ver . seemed able at any staige to
stir up fair-sized ^audience to
much enthusiasm Wednesday nigtjt.
. - . Pp* ' X name . headllrier was Lifa
Grey ; .;Ghapliri,. .back: aftei^'' several
month^'. fbilbWing in engagement in-
terrupted . by illne-ss. .■- AJpori this
ocpasidn , the-. erstwhile Mrs/ Ghaplin
failed, to. exhibit any O.utstaridihfe;
draw, biii her song. offering. :was well
received.', ■ iiet ;:bea.uty • alone could;
alm^o^t carry, her albiig., To ba.ck it
up, she .jexhlbtts:.a pleasinig. voice for
vaude, . well - chbscn sentimental,
:'numberSra iBl^racious .persbriality and
^bdd stage, presence. ; Her tvyo' riialij
:accom]i{i.nists tickle the . piano .skilr
fully $,nd are considerable of ari. aid
to the ex-film "aictres.s. . Mrs. Chapr
lin was .the.§hpw closer, ah odd spot,
but probaljly necessary .dii . iLCcbunt
of the bill's lay-out otherwise.
Aiiplause . hits were Vox and
-Walteiis- in-, hext;; to shut," .and the
Dixie .Pour, -No. 3. ; They worked
ialong their familiar and usual but
always .acceptable lines, i
Helson aind his unusual .conibina..
tion of . fielines and. white rats get
by okeh as aii; opene;^; . Flieed and
Le Vere clicked mildly as deucers
with their comedy, music and danc
ing,; pretty niuch the same as thiey
have done here a - number of times
Jimmy : Allard's- comedy skit,
"Journey's Ehd," .wi.tij SPngS' vand
dances,; Tather crudely; thrown to-
gether, also failed to - land heavily,
although All^rd, first-rate perif prmer,
arid his" assistants worked hard. . ,
The. feature - film was i?athe's allr
talker, "Big 3flews,'< : announced as
having its wP.i'ld's premiere liere. '
Bill also ; included Pathe sound
news: and a.:p.retentl6us . ovierture by
the orchestra; in the pit^. • Big ' 75c
worth- ■ . The same two -a-day (three
on SundAys' reserved Seat ppHcy
andi'price scale, as during the sum
:meri v ■ : ■ ■ '■;- ;..:ilec«v.
JEFFERSON
; (Vaudfilm)
Putting up .a new marijuee out in
front, but haven't gpt^around to fix
ing that ceiling. Prbvidirig the Jeff's
custpmcrs don't start yawning, they
may not look up. - The. same public
two blocks: away has the new. and
elegant Academy to form a con-
trast. . . -..
- iSaturday's: .line-up bright arid
peppy, focusing upon the . ingratiiig
down, Harry Howard, who an-,
nounced apparently in earnest that
this is his third aiDpeariance at the
Jeff this year; . ;
She who assists Howard is a fresh,
and radiant Woffde With sparkll'ng
eyes. iRomance and gallantry \ls a
little QUtrajged . in the ;service bf
Comedy ; by having this pink oLnd.
dainty creature take slapsticks and
pratt falls. No southern ■gentleman
cbuld permit' this tb go unremarked.
, . An act . thit Canie- close tb halting
the - aftcrnopn - . performance was-
.Rogers; and -Wynne, (New. :Acf.s) a
feet-up bri human iriteroBt . through,
late intrbduction of the old-time
couple by two. younger tapster.s!
; John .Tiller's '"Cocktail.. iGjirl.s.'' •and
Foster, Faigan and . Cox-, , both ■ actp
iu.st fi'n.i.sliiiig at the Palace; pponed
p.nd deuped respectively. Both did
nicely. \ . The ■. hard-working English
girls: iaroused ■ plenty of ' respect f pr;
their prowess. - - . •
Keri- Christy, in a , Billy; House Skit
has. the advantage of.'.fast moycr
ment,: although nrctty. drafty at thf
licfims : and joints; A: red-headed
iToofct*- roads -his lirie.s -to the audi-
ence and Christy himself overdoes--
the alidi'Cnce targeting. TliKs may b/;
:.an=G.cho.:jaLlBilIy.- Hau.so.:^ I.ro_use .ha.>--;
a unique . personality that is en-
hiinccd by hi.s audient'c-ihlimncy.
hut in writing. the .samp .sort of stulf
for other people of diff.crent pt-r-
.sbnality, the tochnirjuo has h^df.s. ;
■■, .Wii^hb's Entprtai'nf'i's, '.standard and
.f.'iniiliar, closed^
Parambunt'.s "<Mviinnlijg Sinnfr.s.'
at thie IJ^ip lust wvcK, ou the s<:rf-< ii.
- Land.
ORPHEUM
(St. Vaude)
Los Angeled, Sept. 1>
Springing a ne\y idea in vaude.
shows on the local fans,' the Or'r
pheum dished up orie of its best
bills since the summer rates went
into effect. Entire first half was
taltcn . ui> by Rhth Mix's Rodoo
Uoviie, very riiuch a la film house.
Second half was straight vaude . Vv'lfh
Betty 'Blythe, Sammy Cohen and
:jRoy Cummings taking the. bows. . ;
, Mix . linc'ui) ; had plenty : of; stuff,
with one or two. soft .spots wh.irh
can be. eliminated .;w.1thbut trouble.
Act clicked with the capacity ho, Vise
greeting the flrst...sho.w." Ruth,- her-
self , contributes^ ' little : more ••thari
hei'-. name. A. ilittle •^rbpe..;t'wii^ling,;
parading her horse^ "Lindy," ;.fbr a
couple of tricks and a . gag song that
wouldn't be missed. ■ Hpwcver,' she's,
thpr'e. on ;lo.ok.s..' ■ ■;' . •; ^'. :. .... .
' Entire i .unit . exc'^.ptioTialiy . well
decked out. ; \Opened ; with .eight
Gamby-H*kle line, girls dpirig. intro-
ductory : dance' in, one, drop goihg:
up to show Ruth In \^hite cowboy
Putfiit on . Xiridy. . Dbijglas-Wright
Co.;, with blonde foninie hringing op
t\yp hoofers for; combo in Spark
Plug dummy for lau^^hs. ; Fbllbwed
by^ the. Rangers; 'gbp.d .agjicegattbn
of niale Vsingers. ' Gaijciby-Hale 'OirlR:
hack to do an Indian yreddirig, with
Ruth as the : bride; ; V;ery: - good.
Finale a prairie, fire flash and spec-
tacular. '■;:■'■■.■■•-•■■' ■■■v", ■
■ 'Jed Dboley. next, helped' by Au<l»'<??
Ev.ans. Sortie of patter nebdis fresh-
ening." ; -Toby "toblas' and -hiS" Tex-
ans, ban<i. followed in -. full stage,
with Bangers;- girls,' .iDpple.y ' and
Ruth on for flash wln.dup;;
Betty Blythe, song ;.cybie, . oftered
a good voice, and the latest in step
ins, changing her costumes tjn^stage;
Samriiy Gphen rocked therii with' his
Clowning, tvmhljng and high - speed
dancing. -About ' 15; minutes'; -worth
of wbrk in- five. ; ■ - •
Roy Cuminlng.s .closed v?ith his
regiilar ! rbUghhoiise stuff.- .; . AlWays
wbw^ here. . Helped by ;Flbrence
Roberts, . cute . blonde: trick, who
lfnb.ws,-her jazz steps; ;•» .
::.".'::'-':;;-r^
(Vaudfiltn) '
,. One of the chpice spots along the
stagger lane for pickups and ; tran -
sients on a holiday for some reason
or .other failed tb stand them up
at the Stiite Monday .night.:: .Maybe
it was too miich . competition and
mayhe it was the show or the heat.
Whatever it was, the hp use wasn't
jammed to the back rails. Four
shows Monday caused the acts tp
dp some cutting to get. through on
time with the last vaude bill start-
ing at 9:30, a mtich later period
than usual for State a,cts. Picture,
"Mrs; Gheyney" .( M-G.-M ) . ;
Vaude as framed was nbticedbly
shy of comedy. What little was
offered was rather small in quan-
tity, due to the, general style of the
show. ''^ ;
; DpC Baker ■ and Go. opened: As
ah opening act the Baker tujn
would fare better :lh a 'different
spot, yet it didn't do sb badly here.
Nothing in the .act a stiandout but
Baker's changes. - Baker has his
company down .to two. - girls, whb~
hold the stage ; with dialog and
dances.
. Francis and Wally. dished up
some coriiedy with the dances sure.
The Stone and Vernon act
seemed cut to permit the shpw to
run within time allotment,:, but - the
three men and thfit diminuive little
lady did enough to have 'em
ga.sping orie mintjte ' arid applaud-
ing the next. Effective for
houses the size; of the State. A
corking closer or opener.
The. Six Brown Brothers head-
lined and scored theit usual hit.
Despite the apparent shortening pt
the turn, the Browris proved their
standard - worth with their saxor
phone harmony,
In addition to , the feature was
the Fox M.bvie\one" news, devoted
mainly to the Graf . Zeppellri.
Mark.
iiortvd and not very good bill was
Baby Edna Kior, who ni'ght he five
or U. Slu' siug!5, danci>s and tells
storit>.s doing tho latlor with Uic
reeitative oliant of a Sunday school
pot. Her tap dancing is good and
8int{ing fair. Act as n whole .jias no
busincs.s in tlio . SiaH'-lyal<e. •
"Smoke Screen," second. Is a little
theatre plaj ie.t. It won the Chicago
toxn-nanion t last st-asbp an<l ■ made
its .lli-st pi'Ofe.s-siunal appearance rtt
the Palace .several mpriths. ago.
Since- then the prbviously non-pro- '
fessripnal- trio acting it , have ac-
quired, sonic ^polish 'and, can eom-
pare easily .with the .aycragc" .'drrif
matic:. acior in vaude for a Ifvihg.
The sketch, aboiit. a pretty Uttlp
w'einch : trapped . by two; detpcti.Ves"
into c'bn,fQsaing a mCiiHlbr, Js ; well
written and has dramalio quality.
Wilson was third. Then ' ca.ino;;
Marc Nathal, monkey man, in .a
short, -bu t. i n teres ting tu rn.' . Nathal '
•puts. on. his. nio'hkoy. ttiakeup; :b.ehind
a silhouette 'scrim, ' thbrii. hops '^ all
pvor*; the main flbor and. balcony^
from the- back bf one seat to art-
othor. A -.;prccariQiis tricli: -..and
makes Nathal-a,:nbvel performer;-;
■ Le ; Paiil, card manlpulaforj worked
a -; clever tui-rt with ' two stooges,
ncxt-.tp-'closing.-. He did well al-,
thbugh his act by nature IS riot' for
that sitpti' . . •-. ■ ," ■■■
'■ ."Brick - Tops". dosed the:hili, with
popular aridv ClasSical riiusic. need-
ing no .defensive alibi, the musi-
cians are . girls. They can be judged
on .inerit, a,nd rate high among
bands. That they are girls simply
enhances, .their , quality and wOrthv
. : The trouble ;'wrth.' this :bill is ..a
lack of sti'ong!..cbniedy; also. the. slow
pace .paused -by : the . baby .■ single
opehinp the." dramatic sketch £p1lo\yr
Ing .arid, the persbriai appbararice
talk next. Tpb m.uch. to .b^v.erconie;- ■
.'' ;; :■'' '■ Bing,
$TATE-fcAKE
•;.- . (Vaudfiim) / ',:
Chicago; Aug. 30.
. That the State- Lake's recent re-
IiiQarnatlpn as a- prosperous the-
nti;e was not only a. matter of good
.busine.'Ss. ■ for M^bbd- ;j)r.ogram's ;arb
more or leSs proven this week, with
a; practically capacity main, floor
crb.wd ttirning out early Saturday
tb see nothing in particular. It is
a -fairly reliable sign that the S^ate-
Lake IS: brice moi*e part, of Chicago's
con.sciousness, and' that; people. Will
go there, even as they, do to picture
lionses, as a matter, .of course.'; .
' The feature thl.s week is "Flying
Fool". (Pathe), and the yaude head-
liner Is .''The .14 Brick .Tops," ex^
o<!,llcnl. girl, j'barid' that could riot bo
railed a draw. . - ':
; Sub -hilled is Al Wilson, stunt
flyer from . Holly wood^ who takf-.S;
mo8t of his time with a film chron-
icle of his stunts, then gives typ-
-iC?U _litLrg-Qn g!jLLaPP e tal k and
w in d.s up "By. , giving a'~stWfro~a'~tri^
lot's test; in a revolving , ohair.' 'I\i<y
."■'t Is okay in a mild way, ; n.s a
.«-tunt fly^r without a plane i.s han.-
d icappf'd f or thrill.s. Matlnff cro v.-d
mistakf.rily awarded ' ■\\;il.'4(jti's an-
nfiiinci-r a .good' api)luu«e rf;( ('pti(/r;.
\vhi(h is no way to trrat a nian
wVi'i is :ftlso Viilh-d a.s a film futf/r.
Opf-ning .thl.i week's wldt.ly a.S-
• ALBEE. /■
: .' . (B ROOKLYN) '•■■■■/':■ ■•' '
■ ■ \ ' (Vaudfiim): ■.'. :';■;
Those, mats over..at the, A)ijec. look
sick,. Vaude doctors , arc ' working
and : report prbgreyis, : While -they.
hi.ay be turning in bulletins that
may sound bptimi-stic, 'the.; after-
noons pass; by quietly at this Brook-
iyn Keith house.
Vaudfilrii • as laid oiit Saturday
wasn!t :bad at all. The picture was
:"Dark Streets" (F. .N.>.' if Jack Mtil-
hall and :Lila Lee. had ainy §'up;pbrt-
ers :; oVer. there they were holding
o'ii1; :.thjat :af ternobn, . . .;
Vaude gave ifar more .satisfaction,
ilthpugh show started off with Har-
vard, Charles arid Kendrick with. EW-
ing Eatpn. Both these turns seem to
please iriimehsely. : Latter's versatil-
ity, effective. Brady and Wells
clouted o.yer a hit. Male half scorned
hoarse with a rather . throaty sound
when: singing, but riot suflScicntly to
keep the act from registering ail the
way. ' • ■ ;' - ; ■-
More laughter when Solly Ward
and Co. showed that, nonsensical
land farcical skit about their- prepa-
rations to start for the •Wpbds; 'Good,
.support particularly from the maid
who duriibbells .it capitally, .. .
. Laughing hit next with Har-rls and
Radcliff's dialpg, dariping arid ' sing-
ing. Their score was topped off nice-
ly by that boy doing the tap; danc-
ing. ..'.■■ •
In closing spot Benny Davis with
band and entertainers. The Davi.s
act never slbws up. •■
Pathe Ne-Ws ;shown- after the FN
feature. " ''"■ 'v
; Maybe . ; the cold weather will
drive, thehi in off the streets to keep
warm. . ' ' ■ • - ^ - Mark.
58TH ST.
(Vaudfiim)
A song pliigger stopped the show
with William . J. Gilrby's organ reci-
tal, and tin pari allcyite working
from the audience. ..with "Am I a
Passing Fancy?" an'd encoring with
a whistling specialty. GilrOy him-
self .rang the . hell with his console
presentation.', - . .;. '.'.... . ..'..../ :
. Rest bf the show vvas a corking
fiVe-ract line-up, strong on comedy,
with, Flo 'Lewis, a canny variety vet,
whamming 'eni murderously'. ..Ad
hbbing piehtifulliy'..' .wise-craqkirig
about the new gorgeous theatre a.n<l
their bath- :tubs, and: cutting, up in
careless, arid. , car.efree ritahner,. her
hpydenish pcr.sbrtai i ty, . u rid errieath
the flaming top, zpwied with the
cuStbriiicr,<5- almost, from her fir.st en-
trance. She said she -wag in Aus-
t ra lla^ ; ha d j u.s t .re turn e'd-, I n trod u ccd
her. new pl.lnl.st, .;.Leo K.'u-lyri, and
projected her: .'. piquantly iint'irrb-!-
gaiiveiy, • ''C.ut,c.'' .iobs^-rvations for,
tcll-talo returris.: .; Same- toy.s,. same
.silly hokum,;Cveri tho'satrie foy aiito
finish, but done, with rcfrL'.shing
verve and novelty tiiat stamp her
a.s- okay for anybody's audience.
Just preceding wore Hooper .'ind
Haitr'hett: with tholr "rookie''.' non-
sen.se. A - flock of laughs right albng,
t()7tr)f'd"-h"y-risomr' pxof'llcnt vbral har-
muhif «. '
George Brown iind Hxirry King,
'tl7T!^==nTRnWpr»dT'K7=f=M^,rt4^
cjood a'f t- hnilng arid sh'o-wmiinly
prf'Si'nta'tiorii oa,ch, b'r?ing .saris a right
if.^'. up to above thf! knff.
i.-!ayard and Cook (New ' Act-s).
t li.r'n.- ll^ifi'rw'r- ( Ja t f'h.ft t. Miss . L*- wis,
Willi f-'inith " JialJcw'.'^ liiind (.Vi-w'
.\ct.«.). c\<-r\uy. ■■"Cha'rnvin.i' Si'iri'-rs"
' I 'u\ \ f I ;»t IMC.
Biz off jHa'tijrday jjiaL .' Alil. \
PALACE
(St. Vaude)
Chli-ago,, Aug. 31.
Bill .•<pou'iali:'Jng. in novelty this :
woelv, with Ja< k .l.KMni)?H-.v giving an
interviow writton;as, a sJilt 'by Wil- .
lard ' Mad4 ; group of mUlgots in a.
bettor tlitiri ord i nary song- and dance'
rovue, arid an aninwil ai-t made
novel with -dialog, and. gAgsi
IDorii psey is- the/: draw an d .satis- .
fled : the niatineb; audicivGo; pighiVr .
-hafs . no ^' Slugo. pfosnu'o,: but ; gots • .
iivross niooiy in a poor :rte.t. due to
his .pbi)iilarity and -a eprtaln appeal- ^
ing':shyries!s. Act is hooey, btit riotii-.: .
ing riibre thaiv oxpeeti^d, a persbhal
appearance. Got a great roceptibiii
interrupted continually : duritig , act '
with plenty, of. ribise hnd speeching
himself- off. : ■>
. Wilson, Kop.pei and .-Bettys pperied -
with a. -fair dance roulirie, closing
nicely \Vith.,a' step number. .- ."
The animal act . fbllowlrig gpt-
acrbss big; .with a smart dbg,- and •
his trainer Ed Ford, clowning and
gagging. '■.'■■, . .:'-:;'-:-.■-.- '.-
...Glenn and Jenkins, colored; third,':
arid ..Freda and Paldce, . wop .comicis, .
next to closing, terid tb riiake, vaude-.
ville. ; Both get their laughs biit . of ^
pig Erijg^ishi the:; other '^uy's; durinb- ^
riess; and both, close. :by. v.QcalIiirig.''
Both acts are •stTandard and click;-
tlie two - wop boys taking, a ..sP*2 '
.: Don Cumriiings, -rbpe'r, has ap;-. :
pettranco- ip • his favor and.' voice
against him. . He'd dp better If brily
snillin.gi Turii ;-i6; sliort; and snappy
arid oke in its element, bpt should
cut.,the: ta;ik;. ; V' -
Rose's ', LiHiputianis. started 'the"
second half; tb;'a .po.oi^ start, bright-
ening tip. cbnsidera,bly in the later
sets,. ; 'Phe Siberian opening num-
bers are meaningless. When the act
gets, into ;its. night' club set,." the
riVldgets entertain : iri their . o.Wn
right. . The band, billed as; the orily
midget outfit in the world, is .t>ood
enough,, notwithstanding that the
ti:iimpetei'; ; who plays the loudest.
Is iive-lfopt-riirie;; iCurt . Zweiblor,
Nordic midget, fine m, c. for this
ti'pupe. and gets across big. Act as
a .whOle .a good novelty and pleases
even tho.se who Idon't usually car'
for midgets. . "^Ulfte
.Larimer arid Hudson, . cyclists,
closed.
; : Business weak -liere this after-
noon, \Vith rows, of empties down-
.stairs,.- Mezz spotty; ' too, but shelf
was.- full, program up to the m^rk
set; by the . past few weeks and
doesn't stand tb break house rec-
ords,, but Pempsey shouid prove a
draw here even to thl.s wise mob.
•And he, .should', pack 'em in when
reachirig 'the Slate -r Lake. Loopm
B6TH ST.
(Vaudfiim)
House management threw in an-
other act this first half; augmenting
the original iiuintet with Reed and
Du theirs as added starter.. Two ,
strjong turns bolster- the show, John
.Bowers-'MargiieHte La Motte (New
Acts), hcadliniag on their picture
farine, ' wit.h> Larry. Rich's versatile
band act; topping the show off
strprig, : A^ .the fact that
Eddio Leonard, noy/' has a strong
rival, tor his Ori-ToQ^Loiig Oriental
alter -ego. Rich's is bliay ■vaudeville,
but he' started to: outvyear his wel-
come;. Especially with that: repe-
titloiis plugfest • for the "Foolin',"
pop sbrig which ho . and his piano
player wrote.
' The: act 1.S somewhat of a unit,
combining two separate . presenta-
tions, running in combination well
over ia solid hour. Pirst Rich ;itnd
Cherie do their corned- specialty.
Cherie affects bb-la-Ia Frenchy ab- iS
breviatlpn with ribthlng subtle about
the business or chatter. There's
an Inferno motif with a prop
Mephistpiiheles that rings in th«
band thing.
Larry Rich and Friends Is the
band act's billing wherein Cherie
flgu res also . importantly with spe-
cialties. Winana Otrlch, Lillian
.Martin and Bernie Rich ar^ sub-
featured but -evidently a program
antiquity, with Evelyn Spencer an-
nounced for the. ; '-'Tiger liag" hot
dance; Ralph Mbbre, eJcpert 'one- ■
armed trumpet player, vwith his
physiear shortcbjiiing . not/ Stressed, •
:was an individual highlight iri the
gpneral enscmble.Vv.brk arid the spe-
cialties.; It, was Mooire Vfho made
po.sslble Rich's mllkin' 'em so much. :
The bandmaster-cbmic Is sea-
soned fun.ster, bespeaking some -bur- :
leycuc antecedcn ts, He ha.s a patirich
that is ejni)loyed.for .sbrnfe la:ugh rp-
turns . along: with his bWn. hot ifT;^
ping. •-■-": ;'.■ ■ ' ; ...^^^i-'-
; Boyd a.rid Walli.si iron- jaw wire
act- opened big. Allari Reno (mis-
programmed as Allan : Shayhe, with' -
the annunciators carrying Ronp),
m.adp ', the deuce : an. impiortant -
groove. . Not quite a.s -English . as
llorrriorl.y; he announcc'.<! it now as;
an English inipre.s.si.ori; . doing' his ■■
bccoritrlp fiddfirig arid dancing 'to ■
^'^•'"f'^M^r'^-tivrTi'T-— ; '■;'"'.
Bow(-)-.ssJ^'t Motto '■■i>:, - then Reed
and Ijufhrr.s,; who; tap-steppod to a ;
n<-at sf'oi'b; Hi'lv. anil Chfrie, and
tiie- Jtif-ji gaij'-'.; (;loi--ing: Wtll laid;
out. tin; {'liiiiidanf (• of dttriclng ...
hj-fikf-:n iifi sn (hat l.ii.'it ;dc;p.'irtnlent , '
'lid <i.VI'J-)i.'ll;i-n«'(', . . - .' ;
"Ciiartiiing Sluneii." (Par), fea- .
ture. - .:-;;-;■ Ahel. '.
V A R I E T y
Wednesday^ September %, W9
PRESENT ATIONS--BILLS
NEXT WEEK (Sept. 9)
THIS WEEK (Sept 2)
Shows Citrryiniff numorols such as. (Sept, 8) or («tM)t. 9) indicntc opcn-
InBT, nt?xt Syo.ek on Sunday or Monday,, us date may bo. For this week
Xbqpt. ;1) or (Soin. :i> wUh; spUt wco indicated by dates, ;
• .Aj.n astorislt (•) before name : signifies, act is: nev/ to city, doing xi. new
turpi, reappearing, after a,bsence or appearing for first time.:.
Pictures . include in classification picture poUcy, v,rith- vaudeville or
presentation as adjuncts :. ■ .
Week Sept .2
Casino dc I'nrid
Harry I'llCer
JTaCk I'^brrester
Georfjuv llnyi.^ :•
^^arle IJiiUag ■
Rowo Si3 . .
ti Tiller 6lnl3
Bac)i-I)aiiily '
noTcnee .& Grip.
Henry . Lavetne ;
Germalne ]...ambcl..
-MeretKMeniient •' -;■
.Gerntaihe '■.'•Lahibel '
Rlt£^ Mae . ;
Paulclt© Franck
Dangelus-Sevraclc
Jim Wanpo.
Erica inibrecht .
MarcoUo ICIona
ColettP Ahclris
Glhett'e Guy'
Marc ■ ;l")errjS.
Frort Mele Bd
CirtjiiA d'HiVeir .
Carrer PUS
Ii7a & AVolf V .
.Mof'hassy ; nros
Arco. lilifjiVanDrt. & G
llalo- ■(.<-• .'Uiiyx -'.
.Tosi'^f (Jolojnana- .-'
(•hllcnos<..Tr • <
■ I'iiij.lt-o : ■ . • .'
■Wiiues : •■■ ; ;,.
■ Jilifer. IJroa ' •
Fratollihi . 3 . ■••
•C-'irre -Aeros ••.
Johun/ lie G6k-R
' Topan' &.■ Gcnova.
Carro'.s .Horses . . ■ - .
."Whtprwinda . ■ • :,.
..\Vi»>ner -.it ipoucet .
.Sl'MsoTi ■ ■ ■
.KoberCs 3 ; ■
.Mttlf. i'ipltajt -Co .
Ouvrard-
Dick Cilrtor : / , ;
C'refiso . nros- ; . .
Ii.oohce" &.',T.lllane ■
>Iax ■ThcHor ■ ' ■
Mare^orlte Gilbert .
LONjpON
Week of Sept, 2
XINSKIJRY PARK
Knipire
ITaurlitoni & Gold
The 2 Bobs
Kola
jettrt Kennedy.'
Debroy Sdiner's Bd.
. IIIppbdroiiiQ
Mr cinders • ■ ;
: - NEW CROSS '
liiiipircs
Funny' Bpy .
• STRATliPORD •.
E mi) Ire ■ ■•■ .
r?rlnces,a Cbarmln?
PROyiNCiAL
ENGIAND
BIRlVnNGII.^Dt
Empire
fiavbr Orphans' Bd
l^ea Plerrotya
Cj»W'>tj & Strahd
Tnt'^Arocks
Max Wall
Albert Whelan
Apps & Daphne
■ Grand
0how of the Tear
Royal
ffhe Niew Moon
BLACKPOOL
Grand
Stranger Within
Opera I[6u9e
The Past
BRADFORD
AHinmbra .
The 5 o'Clock Girl
CARDIl'F
. Empire
JTbe Desert Soni?
EDINUL'RGH.
Empire
Vagabond King
GTASGOW
Allinmbra
.Typhoon
Empire
Charly Lloyd
Chas Aherne's Bd
Rego 2
Annlson & ' Major
Betty BlncUburn
T J Andoraon
Toms & McSweon'y
Sanger Sis
IIANLKY
(irund
Noble Slsslo
Sam n;irti)n
Harry Moore
Hinsle ■
Ashton & RaWson
Morris & Cowley .
Ad.dlaon & Mltr'ga
HULL ■ .
Voince
One Dain .Thlngf- :
■ LEEDS •■ ■ •
Empire
What Price Navy..
Royal
Toung .AVoodley
LIVERPOOL
Empire
House Jack Built
MANCIlEiSTER
Pnlave
Virginia .
NEWCASTLE.
. Empire
.Opeh_Your Eyes
NEWPORT
Empire ■
The Last Word ;
NOTTINGHAM
Empife .
Clowns In Glover
Royal
Jo.urney'a find- ■
PORTSMOUTH
Royal
The .Squeakers
SHEFFIELD
. .Empire -
Mr • Cinders
SOL'THAMI'TON
. Empire^ .■ ■ . ■
liOve Tjies."
SOUTHSEA
KingV
Life , •
SWANSEA
Empife
Lucky In Love •
NEW YORK CITY
Cnpitol (31)
••Dixie Dprby" U't
Lou Bring
King King & King
Johnny Herkoa
Lucille Sis
Dave Schooler '
Cheater Hale Girls'
.•Broadway MpIoiTyV
Piirnmnunt (31)
•B & 10 Follies' U't
Roy Sortley
Rubinolt
."Woman Trap"
Roxy (31). .
Berinoft & F.ulalie
. Irene SicRrlflo ■ ..
Ivena Hall.
Clarice Goldnor-
Helen Sa.<!scl6r ■
Beatrice BoUcIn
Patricia . Bowmijin
Angelita' Loyo .
David Pfollot' ,
.Albert. De; ..I.l.nia ,
Elizabeth. Morgan
Gomez -Tiplc- Orch
"Girl from ''Ifxay^na:
CHICAGO, ILL.
AVfiloh (.10)
Charlie Crafts Bd .
Berriard . A Henry
Norman- -Pr^scott
W^Ils & Wlnth'fop
Cnpitol '(.SO)
ChaiJJ j . Aghow. Bd.
BaXL'-' I'tt Vere
TaS & J.arJt Dale ;
rranops' Wilts
Chloixpo. (30)
^Cltcus GiXbiirPt" ■
L SplfaJriy Bd ■
EVdns Sr.- Wolf
.W .ft .B Rod (l ick ,
-. Walzor: & ;Dycr ■
•'.Vera ."Vrin . •
Foster- Girls
■ "Fast Oomp.iiiy^-'
Grann da (.30) .
Geo IVIcGloIliin .
Martin & Marlin ,
Morley S;. Do.potJo' '
Dcs.s Cbwati .
. Marbro (30)" .
Chas Kalcy Bd
Tom Waring-
Ihtnrn'l ("omlques
Stowai^t Bfoa
Orion) nl («0)
•Old .Kalioi-hood" U
Al KvalQ Bd.
Loule'a Hungry 6
The Weasel
Joe Griffin
Darling 2
Ford Marshall & J
BoUrman BallPt "
'Smiling Irish By.'s'
Parn<Hs«> (30)
'Caatlo. of Dr'ms': U
^lark Fisher. Dd
.Spoor. &-' Parson^ .•
Lufiter Bros
Henry ^lack ' . ,
•Sybil Pagai)
Block & Suliy
Fostet Girls-. .
"Gr<;ene -^Murder C"
. Rlniio-(30) •■
_Ami9.dio Bros
T &• L DoniuMly-
i ; Strill ford
2d , Ii!Vlf-.(-5-.7) ■
( ■(i.blil.o B'cl .
Kleii/nor • CliPrler -
Liiypb :&- I.^ij .
Ot^orgia iralt
3'-lJamel Sis .:
.; ■ -Tlvoli C30) . ;
'Sqnshore J?<..l I fcs' t'
F- Mast.ora Bd- . ' ■
Ed & Morton BccU
3 PepiJoraliiik^ra
•Prosper & -M.'Vret
Dave Gould Co '
:'G reonc .'Mii.r.iU't: - C'.
I'ptown (!}0) .
•'^Firth Ave"' t;:nit.
Xovpllf Bros -..' .
Win.ird . Hall
imiinoir 4 .
Oflortor & :itlii X^al.s
A Busch Girls . -
, '.'Greene Rl urdpr C-"
llOSTON
..Molropolitaii (30)
Muzz Clock .Sioro'U
Bob La Shlle
Paul Klrklahd
Bard & Arbn :
Frpd Evans Girls.
A.lpx Kce.«;e
"The I-ady Lies":. .
. lirFF-iLo
ItulTalo (1)
"Let's Go" fnlt
Phir Lampkin .
Heller .<& Rllpy :-
The C' Pashns
A A G Blum .
Dn.yt»' Gould'a' fJIrls
"The 'Lady Hea"
CLEVELAND
. ,st4tle' (i)
'Surprise. l';irty XJ'
Austin jyouhg
y.cl.Tya.' '
,-A.-.ft L Chrr .
Nl'll JlMVCll '
I'aul .;R'ussclr -
Gliick SorOl Girls
'■li'cr:. Pri-vati'- i:ifp"
.. DALLAS. TKX.-
Palace (.7)
'S'y with . Pl'w.'rs'U '
Sunimy - Cotion'i ':
.AIiLxine HiirhiTtoh-
SlOri'o' & ■Vernon- 4
U:vvo Gould GirlS
DEN V MR, COL. ;
.Denver • (7)- : '
''rarlsiitn-- ;Llft5.' . U':t
f.'a'iiPi'tpn '&. Bfcldle
liarry. .Do whi.ng
Gamby-Hale Girls
0.>1AIIA,:.NKU.
. I'ai:uin»iiiit (7)
'>S;iy With Music' U
El rievo ' - .
.Sliidjor Sr Rosft - •:
Siinuriy. .KrevofI -
Jlonry- Giird-cn ■
Foster Girls
IMriLADELPlil.V
Earlo (31)
'N'lglit It'cvelbrs' t)"
Eddlo. While ---
'"The Idle Rich" .
IVx . (31.)
'Swoothearfs' F &
. . M Idea . . ■
Nat Na-zaiTo' Jr .:
Coscia & Vordl ■ .;.
"fcialiife". -. -.'>'
PirrSBURGlI .
Enri^ltt (31)
LYONS & LYONS ^
Mt^tt Intimate Chat'i
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For Natlonii Advertisers arV
now bleinp constructed for fall
and. winter ..Artists who are
'radio-minded" and whose
work Is adaptable to broad-
oastinfl and who desire rep.
resentatlon shpuld consult -us.
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. PAltAMOUNT BMCWEWYOM
Chilfoh & Thomas
4 Merrymakers'
Gamby.-Hale Girls'
DES MOINES, 1 A.
Paranioun t ' . ( 7 ) -
■^•Pearl BagiJad" U
Boyce .& . Evans
Jack ea'rtlcr.- - .
Arch Cannon ' • '- '■-
Gladys St- John .
Murray .& Allen • ~^
DETROIT •
, .OFisIier (31)
.'Palais Royale' U't
Kay Davidson
Wilfred Du. Bols
K'a-ravlfi •
Red Carter
Arseno Slegal - .
Al ■ Donahue-
'^The Hottentot"
Mieiilgnn (31) .
Del DelBrldge- -
.Joe -Pen tier
"Fast Coiri pan y"
HOCSTON, TEX.
Metropolitan (7)
'Country Club Co' tr
A lex . Morrison
Olive Fayo .
Cliff Criin? -
Al Rasch Girls
LOS ANGElj;S'
• Koiilevprd (5)
Lynn Co wan
"Pleiasure Crazed"
Cartliay Circle
, (Indef)
Carll Elinor Oxch.
"Dynamite"
. ; Egyptlfth (.-J)
'Sr'nl'd M'ldlea' I '■
PUly Randall
Hoborto .Guzma;n
Sherry Louise -
J' &' B, Willing
Franklin (t Warner
Evarta & Lowry '
"Single .Standard''
Loch-'s. Stiitb (15)
^'Drapes" Idea
Jeroino Mann
Frank Molihb Co
Sunklttt Be.iutiea
'Imti^ine Jfy Em*'
Pnraihount . (5)
GayJord .Potter.
;"Lady Lies" .-
Uhllwl Artist9
(Indef)
OUvo.f Wallace ;
'Bulldog ' •Drumm'd"
.MINrp'LIS. MINN.
Minnesota (7) .
'Castl6 of D'rti.s' U
Spoor &iPar!johS
r.iiiptet'.- Bro.s
Hortry Mack- -"
Sybil Fagan
nibc.U & Sully
Fob'ter Girl.-i
NKWAKK
Itm-nford (31), . .
'. 'Cf ooie "Ni gli Isl XS
Jay Mills'
■•"Dark . Slj-cets"
N'W ORL'N.'*. LA.
-.. - Snongor (7) .-■
"Urlfiht Ligh'v.s"' tl
T,ln'ib'rl'g.s Edw.'rdi
•VUMh , rhaUl.s~
..Ban'korf Cannon
.lai-k G oldie .'•
Oi>uld -Bby.s .
'Black & White R^
Dick Powell
"Her Private Life"
Penn. (31) -
'Pln^tes . of . M' Unit
Teddy Joybo'
Smith & Hndley .•
Jimmy ' W- Dunn
Jup Foiie;
Ferrar 3 ■. -
.Gamby-Hale Girl's
"Modern Maidens','
.. Stanley (31) .
. "Dixie Days" Unit
Bro.cite Johns .
"Fast. Life" - . . . "
. PROVIDENCE
Fay's (St)
TIUIs & Larue Co .
Maryoh 'Vadles 6 .
Lane & By toil
Florence. Seeley Co
Thompson & Kemp
Parisian -4 ..
■Why Leave Home'
S'N ANT'NIO^ T'X.
.. Texas (7)
'Laces. Graces' U't
Llora' HblTmnn
Tommy. Atkins- 6
Nell O'Dsy '- .
Portunelfo Co
Gamby-Ilhie Girls
ST. L0L^.'5
. Ambassndhr (31)
'H'Dy w<d Revels' U
Don Barclay ~
Lillian White
.Tohnny Dale',
Ed Lowry '
"Her .Private Life"
- Missouri (31)
McKee. & - Todd .
Gbdee & North
"li'Ast- Conipany"
W'SU'GT'N* 1)7 "C.
: . Earle (31)
Kafe Smith - ..
"Dark Str.oeta" '
Fox .'.(7). ■
. Joe LnRose Pres "
■ IQ' Foxcttes -
Leon BrusllofC' -
Meyer. Davis - Sym
'Cook Eyed World'
(31) . ..
.Toe La Rose. Pres .
Leon ;Bruslloff
Meyer Davis Sym
.;16 Foxottcs
•Cock. Eyed World'
Garden of Rosea
(One to (111)
2d half (11<13)
iTamcs Se Dotty -
Jack:-LaVler
Dalton & Craig
Mivley ..& llowland
I'llcer D AlcK
Natiomil
1st half 7-10)
M'r'y McN'ce & R
3 McCann Bis
Thos McAuUffe Co
Marks & Elhol
Colonial 6 ■
2d half 011-14)
3- MolViri Bros
Mirgl'u Coate ,.
Kerr & Weston- Rv
l'''i'arik 'Farron
^Iew. -Gold Rev
OrpU«i)m. .
. lat half (7-10) ;
Van Cello & Mary
T &■ Al Waldman •
Kerr & Weston R
llyan I^oo
>!iielddn Heft . & L
2(1 half . (11-13) .
lioalm of DaTice
F.arrell &. Ch'd.wl.'k
Sol ' .Gould Co
Viiiiriijhlhg' Maid.
(One to nil)
■.•■.■. State (7) ',
Jacksonians
Tom -Fulmer Co'.
Prniiik Conville '
Ann! Codce Co .
Wilson. Bro's- -
Ebony Scandsls
- Vlo'tori'a . -.
1st .half 7-10)
7 Stylish Steppeta
wn.son & Addle .
Mario Si LSi^^arin
eurion & DeRex
(One to nil)
2d half. (11-13)
Elly Co ;
(.'bnyey 2 & Johnny
H & H Langton. -
•.Sara!noff •.'- ....•.
Dream- Street'-' .
IlROOKLYif
Bedford
..■.1st half T-10') '
Ford & Price - •
Fay Sa Mllliken
-Kite ReilbW Co
R'Ss'll. &• Armstlr'g
Denhlsoh Rev
2d.hAlf, <U-13.)
Page & Class -.
Mariorle' Burton
Ulis. &. Clark .
Browning & Clark
Blue Ridge Ramb
. . .'. Commodore '
: Vlst hiilf (7-10) .
Merle's Cockatoos.
• Francis ; Marian ■
Fisher & Hiirst- •
Dare & Yates
Dunn , & West Rev
- 2d half <il.-13)
Prance '& LaPell
Frank Whitman :
-Ir'ving's;-- Flappers
Welsh :& Hills
Rex Marshall Rev
40th St,
l«t half ..(7-10)
Wbrden . Bros . '-. .
Bob Albright 'C» -
-Jay C. Flippen '
4 Dlitmonds
(One to nil)
• 2d half (11-13)
G .& M Bllne Show
Others to nil) .
. Gates' 'A.ve..
• 1st half 7-10)
Al Llbby- Co . .
Cook &. Vernon.;
Singer's. Midgets
(Two to nil) . :. ,
2d half (11-13)
Dare & Tates ■
Ro.<!is A' Costello
Singer's Midgets
(Two to nil) .
.MetmpbUtan (7)
Lucas &: Lillian
Win J Ward
Monoloiglst .- - •
J Sidney's Fr'l'kers
(One tp nil).
Oriental
:.lst half (7-10>
Charlotte & T
MIml RolUrts •
Kemper .& Noble
Irvlng's Collieglans
(One, to fill)
2d halt (11-13.)
Salinas Circus
Cogert & Motto
Cook & .Vernon
Bob Albright Co
Sheldon Heft & L
Palace
; :1st halt C^-IO) . •
Francis St LaPell
C & L Gerard
Tracey & Elwood
Robles. & - Hamilton'
Snow Columbus & I
2d half (li-lS)
L Murray &. Olrla
2d half (11-13)
A I Llbby Co
Bobby Carbons Co
aiinp.<>oh' (fe Dean
Colonial 6
(.One to nil) .,
AKRON
Loew^a (7)
Ora'' -.
'Murray Sr Ir.wln.
Hilly, Ilallon
If (llrard'a Ens -
(One to nil).
ATLANTA
Grand - (7)..
Eddy ■'J •.. . .
eiilt J& .Ilel.Vs-
Hamilloh' .Sia ' F
'.Sid -Low is Co-."'
Lano-'Tl.s-fii .Co .
BAY RIIHiE
- IjOo>v'S' :
-. Jst-:half (7-lOJ >
3. Melvin Bros- -
Alton' ;& 'W 11. son -
Golden Bird ,-
Frank Farron -'■ ■ .
Plibor D, & McK
Zd .half- (ll'lS) .
Ed ' & . Lee Tra ver --
Stanley &. K^r'ps ^
"O'Neill & Ma'tiners'
H & B Iliitchln? ..;
Clbwnettes ■--.■.
BOSTON
OrpU(Bum..<7)
Davids. & Glass.
Bernard- . Weber ' do
Arthur Prince Co;
Bison City 4 .
..Study. In Blues' . .
".. .CANTON . - - '. ■■
I>6ew's (7X i-
Zelda- 'Rros ; ' •
McCarthy SIS ; .
Fraternity Sqtlare
Fired Ar'dathi Cb
Va Mountaineers .
CORONA, VLi L
Piuza
1st balf .CZ.-IO) .
Golden Visions ,
Frank Whitman •
Gbiiig. Straight
Fraiicls' Sc ■ Wally - -
M Brbn'Soh.& Girls
2d half (il-l'S:)
- Worden - Bros ,
iMorrcU . & B'kwlth
Golden Bird
Kemper -. &, ' Nobl.e ■
■VVm Soiibury Co ■■ ''
iBV'NSV'LLE, IND.
- Loe-w's .(7)- '.
The . Emllons . -
Esmonde-..^ -Grant.
T & R .RbmB;i,ne Cb
S t u ar t & La sh . .V
Cavaliers
HOUS'TON
Houston (7) .
.Bordher-Boyer' Cb
Jack HbUsl^ -Co
Johiihy Barry. Co..'-
Paul Mall -.
B & R. -Gbmtin' Rev
MEMPHIS. TENN.
Tioew'R (7)
Gibson & Price
Heytritt . & Jlall . .
Coiog'an ^.-. Casey . '
Jack - Wilson ..Co ■
Hom'ewar'd Bound
MONTREAL
Loew'a (7)
H Hines & Stars ■
(Others to niiy
NEWARK
State (7)
B & G Carmen
Romaine Sc Castle .
Great Blackatbhe
(Two .to nil)
. NEW- ORLEANS
State (7)
Chelm St Orr Co
Edith Bohlman
Bob .Capron Co
AUman & .dpulter
Raye-Ellls-LaRu6
NORFOLK. VA;
Loew's (7) :
Clifford & Gresham
Up In the Air
(Three to fill)
TORONTO
Ix>(ew'8 (7)
Ted & Teddy .
Craig Campbell Co
Harry Holman Co
Brahdels C & M . '
Rainbow.' Revelries
WOODH'V'N, I* I.
Wlllard
1st half (7-10)
Elly . Co .
Stanley .& Kerns
Simpson & Dean
Browning. & Clark
Wm .Scabury Co
; 2d half (11-13) : •
Relmers Bros '
Marlfl .& Lazarfn
Henry Regal .Co;
Qllfton & DeRex
Dennlsoh -Rev - ■
YONKERS, N. Y.:
Yis»kerB .
1st half; <7?ib)
Hooper & Gatchett
. 68th St.
Lit half (T*10>
Mercedes
Lytiill ft Fant
(Three to nil)
2d half (11-13)
.T.iy Velle
Wrn' Gaxton - Co
Walter Dare Wahl'
Nevillo & .Neal Sis
(One to nil). ■
2d half (4-8)
Princess Pat
Hay & Erna Hall
B'w^ra &: DeLaM'te
.Jack Pepper. ■
Dainty Mai'le
. - Fikrdliam .
l.Ht--' half (7-10
Hoed & Duthbra
W'm. Gaxton <jo
.loo. Itejj'nn
Koye Si .Maye •
2d halt (.l.i-13)
Lonias Tr ...
ilyii'n Si;s ' ' :
.Ir I)urkln Co' . /
Chamberlain &; H -.
.Rich & .Cherlo
Larry Rich & Gang<
. .2d half. '(4^6) ,
Count U.crhl .VIcl U
(Others to nil) '
Franklin
1st .half (7-10)
Doing Thinlta
(Others to fill) '
• 2d h.Tlf (11-13)
Lytoll .i?ant > . .
II Forgurson- Unit
.(Three to .nil) .
2d half (4-6
4. .lUigli Hatters
Ryan . Sis
■ Harry J Conley Co
Alberta Hunter
Plsano .Sc. I^ahdauor
(Two to fill) .
2d -half (11-tS)
Commodore Boys
Barry Dufor Co
(Three to fill).
.2d half (4-6-) .
Stahcbn & Doloroa
Allen & .Shitri .
Marly May
Wlll-Aubrny
Cam'pus GollcgJans
Kenihore. .
l.st hair (7-10)
4 Jllgh Haitern .
Harry Conlev - Co
■I.uleS Bledsoe
Sid Marlon Co ' ■
Lianible Hoys Co '
2d half Cll-13)
.1 M Idhl to . >Slei)i)erB
llitirrlhgton Sis .
Keh ChrlHty Co
3 Kwirt.'j . •
I'harle.s Mui'rav - ■
. 2d - half .- (i-GV.-
Gaynor • & Byrbn
FU'urotte JeofCrle'.
•Wm '.tlaxton - -
(rhamb'rl'n & Hlm's
Mob Mali -
N Arnaui S Bros
:. -'' .'. MaillHon '-■ ■
1st halt (7^10)
Monroe- i&'.CJrant
Harrington Sis
Jr Durkln •
Harry. How.ard-'-.
nich A Cherio '
I.iarry Rich & Gant;
2d . hnif (1V-J 3>
Wills Si ir.oilnies .
J BbW'ors &,M'rg'et
De IjamoUe
Flo Lewis .
Jo-hnny Brkb's
EXCL US IV E LY D E S I G N ED
GARMENTS FOB GENTLEMEN
BEN ROCKE
1632 B'way, it SOth St.; N. .V. Qitj
darl . McCullough-
Lotti.as ,Tr_ . - ;.
. -. Hamilton ..
. lat hsilf (7-10).
lifluren- : & . La Dji.re
Porter White'.. Co '
Harry Dufor -Go ■■ -
(Two to nil). V
2d half (11-13): .
Jane PiUon r : .
I'aliii . Bedch Girls
(Three to rill) . • .
-.2d'halt (4t6)
Billy Maine Co .
Irene' Vermillion Co:
(T-iifee. to-.nii)
JefTerson .
l5.t half 7-10) •
ilay &- Jdrna Hall..
Billy. Batchelo.r\
Chamberlain & H
Bob Hall
Devil's .Circua
2d half (11-13)
Lcavltt .ft L'kwbod
(Othera to fill
2d half (4t.6)
Jeanne Upharfi Co ■
Bayard ft. Cook.
Jr Durkln' .
Flo Lewis ■ . ■
hich .& Cherle
Larry . Rlch^ & .Ganj$
125th St.
lat halt ,(7-10)
Kennedy , ft^ Kra.mer
Hawthorne ■.& A .
Bobbie McDonald.:
(Two to nit) . -.
. Paln'ce (7) ■
Prlpcess -Pat ' --
Yates - ft Lawley
Solly Ward
(Two to nil)
■ . . ■ .(31- '
Doing" Things Unit
Nick Lucas
T'oto -■
Rose Perfect' .
Hcldt ft Calirns
Ken Murray. . ■
Christie A 'Elson
Arthur A Darling.
■ Regent:
'1st half (7-10); ■
Qndek A Walnut
Maurlcjs-. ft Vincent
Alberta" Hunter ■
•Tolly Joyce
Piuano A Landaulir
Riverside '
lat half (7-10)
Ken Murray Unit
Molly Picon -
W ft J Mandell
Owen McGlvney.
(One to nil)
TUESDAYS
HOTEL
MANHATTAN
159 West 47th St.
NEW YORK
JACK L. UPSHUTZ
TAftOR, 908 Walnut St./Pfe^
„ Palace (7) -
?il Uviins -
;^'Creol'o Nights" U-:
"Modern .Malilehs''- •:
• (3l> /:
AT .Evan.f ■ ' ;
"Snap Into It* U't-
V A E KLiinXnn
ColloUc Sta .
Dp. Tororgos . ' -■
•Ann ^Villlnma
.Sctova' Ballet. .'■
3 ."Silver's : ; -
^llllward - A Marlin
Doc Biiker
(Two to fill)
. '. : Premier : -
.1st half (T-10)
-Salinas Circus . :'"
Alice Morley .
-Walters Friea Co
Avinehlll A Hall.
Pago . A Class,
Delancy. G A C . . .
Johnny HudglriS Co
Blue RIdgb Baiti
(One to nil)'
' 2d half (11-13)
Mlmi .Rollins- ,
Francis A 'W'ally
TrVing'a Collegians
(Two to nil).
-yiC W YORK CITY
.: Boiile'vurd :
.. Ui half (7-10) . ..
Ri'lmbera Hro.<j'.:
jrcdjby . t\'i rb.iine Co '
riis. A '.('lark ■
Sar.inoff
bri'.'inx Slroi>t -
...2d.' lialf (11-13)-
M'lr'y McN'co. A K
■Alice. Morley
W.ll.s-on A Addle
^Vinchall A HhU -
Lnvc.in the Ranks.
. • . Doliinroy .St.
=-l-T;tf= iTrri f=(5?l V)?==
J A ' J -Gllisoti.
."\I.ariric ('i).a(o
11 n llutchlna .
C'lbwnotlcrf
(i)hi^ lo IIIM
2d half (11-13)
Atidrcsai'n.s
("iirpy (.'uppy- 2
Tho.s ^IfAuliffe Ci)
3 M(>C:inn Sis ,
T..'nc'.sl 'r A 'T.fiMn't;
Garden ' of Uusua
Falrui4>iint
Ist halt: (7-10)
Ariili'esscns .
. K ra n z A. Ka U fm an
O'N'cllI: A aiiinnera'
Jipve In the Ranks
(One to nil) .
.2d half. (l.K1-3>
Van Cello A Mury
Fay :ft Mil I Hi on
DLxon Ifolcr Co
Uu.'jscll iv:-" A-'str'ng
-Sniw Columbus A I
- Grand
.- l.st half (7-10). -.
J3^t=it=^10ll i»r»==4>h(>w=
(Olhcrs (0 nil)
• 2d hall"- (11- J 3) ■
Ford- .A Price
. Alton . A Wilson "
li^i.'ili"r A -Tlur.st
Ityan A Tjce .
M Bronson A Girls
Lin«'4Vln S(|.
l.^t h.Mf 7-10)
Ell A .r..i'C Trjiver
.Ifrniiii'' A Uvan
St Vlair A Sinclair
NEW YORK /CITY
• ('lipstef
1st half (T-10)
Golden Unit ■.'
.Money la" .Money
t'l'hrce to HU)
:2d half (11-18)
iTitrry Dufor Co
Hen ' Ij.lue \ . ■
(Three to fill) .
: 2d hrilf (4-6)
Wills A Holmes
Rogers A Wynne -
Kpn. Christy Co
Sid Marlon Co - .
ShVilh Ba I lew Or
.Coliseum .
' 1st hill f (7-10)
'iToni ,ta~Tr~'^^ "~ "
Uyah. .Sis
ICcn--- ClirlKty . Co
ITncio Don Carney
Niincy Glbbs Co ■
.2d haif (11-13)
Iioing Things
COther.'j to nil) :
2.d half (4-G)
I'ndcrncath Stars
tiytpll A Farit
Gpo' X'larlt - Co
(Two to nil)
.■ ■BlHt '.St. ■■■
::.l5t half (.7-10
.lay Velie - -.
Leavltt A I/kwood
(Three lo nil).. .
. 2d half (11-13)
Julpa Bledsoe.
Harry . Howard •
Nancy. Glbb^.: '-
(TWO to nil)
2d half (4-6)
O'Connor Family .. .
Tabor A Grc'erip
H Pergurscm trrilt
(Two to nil)' ••
HOth St.
1st hair (7-10)
W it l t pr D7tre_Wah.l.^
Tt~Fergurs.ij"n .UmT^
(Throo to nil)
. 2d half (ll-;i3
4 . Itigh Hatters
Mercedjus
Mol KIpe
Chas WlMipr.-^- Co
(One to nin
2d- half <4-G"j
Foster A Ptvggy
The Lockford.s •
R'yinond A ("vcrlv
Jules UlcdSM
.--^Royolv - ; -
' l.-'t half. (T'-IO)^
KenTiedy A Ivramor
Tiprbqrt Pay
(Three to nil)- ■
2d. half (11-13) •
Francis A Wilson :
r.cnrson Brba A R
Mollle Willlama Co
(Two to 'flll)
.. 2d half ,(4-6) .
Ad<*laide . Rotti - Co".
Lvdia HUrria. .
Hurst, .Bros ■
■Victor. 'Graf ; '
Rynn A. Noblette
BROOKIA'N
Albre (7)
Allen A^ (Srpcn"'
■George ("^Inrk
lia'^ris: A Riidcliffe
(Three tn fill)
(•311
HanriM A Radclil'fe
Hrndy A Wells
Solly Ward '
H'v'd .M't'r A TC'd'k
Ucnny Da\'I.H. Bev .
ICwinir Iflatbn -
Itu.sliwiek (2)
ltd half (7-101 •
l..lrrv I'llfTiird Co'
Will Aubrpv
I'amiius ("DlU'gians
(Two to: nm '
2d half (-11-l.')i
AlbiM ta Hunter . Co
Kllt.v,. Doner ■
I'L-iano A I,ai\'dnuer
(One to nil)
. 2(1 half f (-6)
W cilui'n A Invad's
.\Ii->lro Singers
'I'irclid Bros
U ('(inwny A Earl
M- NVynne A Siinny.
Gr(«enp(>tnt
' l.'^t hsrif (7.-10)
.Maurice A Vincent
Gamhlp.- Boiys^.A-;Xro'
2d half (-6) .
Boyd A Wallen .
Fo.sler -Fitgln A. Cox
Francis llcnault
-Beji. Blue-
: (One to. All)
Prbsnoct ^
(Ist half (7-10)
Metropdlitan.S'hg'rs
R.ob'.ts Cn' w'y ft E'l
(Tliree .tb nil)
- :2d h.Tlt.dlrlS)
Per.^onalities • ' '
(Others to nil)
CONEY LCirAND
Tilyou
..1st lialf (7-10)
Francis ft Wilson ..
Clrilto Bros"' :
Palm Beach' Girl»
: 2d .hjilt (li-i3).
Selnia Briatz Go
'Will Aubrey
Herbert. Fay Co , ■
(Two to nil)
2d half (4r6)
JUsta ft Charlie
Paxtori - '
Jack Tralnor Co
Earl Faber Co ■
."^oiigs A Steps- •A
FAR ROCK AW at;
: Stntnd :
(L-jt. half 7-lOV .
Florrlp. Laver.e,C*o
Mel-Klee,/.
.loe Mend I
(Tw6- to nin : -
; AKRON
Palare (7)
Lbckett A' Page
Fulton A .Parker
.0 Bro'wh Bros ,
Baird A Callahan
Use Marvenga 'Co
(31) ■ ,
Carrie A Eddy. .
Powers ft Jarrett
John .Steel
Corbntt ft O'Brien
Sandy. Lnng Co -
ALBANY
Proctor's (7)
Maryn Bpllllt Co
Pri mio.se Sea mon "
Teck Murdock .Co-
Cronln A llnrt :
•piuiiket A Family
. - (SI) .
.The 3 Sluderits.
The '•! JeSlors
The Davcys-
Frankle^ Hunter Co
Carnival of Vienlte
ATLANTIC CITY
Earle
1st half (7-10) .
Wells Craven A L
Mardi' Gr.xs .
Mbr.-tn Werner ft M
Morocco 6
(One to fill)
lUNGHAMTON ■
Kiplth'ii
■ 1st halt (7-10) '
Ilarriman Swan AL
2, Daveys
4- Jesters
Frankie Hunter Co
Fla^shllghts -of 1929'
: i2d hiilf (UrM)
3 Sludpnt,<i.-
D. ite A O'Np.aT .
Claude ft MaVlbn
Carnival of Venice
(One to nil :.
2d half (4-C)
Alberta LPe-.Co" - -
E. arl Hart - .
Jack ' Tralnor Co- •
Gordon A-. W-alljpr
1J06 Hee A vRMiy.'tte
BOSTON
KeitirH (7) ^-
TTan ls- a: Badcllffe .
Bri-xtol -3
(Otiicrs to- nil-)
' ■ .(31) - ■
Delnny .Cr'd'n A G
Ruckor . A Llyard '
.lane :Dlllon
Smith A. Hart
AVoodlan.d Rt?v :
Meriibrlnl 7)
Billy Gal.son ' '■■
VV' A J Mhndidl
Florrlp: T^n vprn ..
OWbn ^TcGIVnPv. .
llPntPl ft Gould : .
Toop 2 •- - :. > .. • •
Kuhia - Co
Scollny Siinare (i\
Thp .I.. NcIson.H .
McRae A. Mott ' . '
Karl llivrt
Revi'l Hroa A Red
CM)
Afowalt \- Hardy
Ashley A ■j\ai;T: -
lla.v Shannon Cb
.Waller Uare A : W
Flashes, of Youth
Bl'FFALO
Hippodrome (7)
Guy nor A UyrOn
■lljniivy Lucas
Henry. Santrt.'y fo
(Two to fill)
(31)
JAB (?avanaugh
Lubin Lowclr 'A A
Whi.sperih^ Smith .
Geo Broadjiurst
JoanPtto Hnfkctt
CHICAGO
Palace (7)
T(»d . Florlto & Bd
roilack A Dimn
Kltayamas .
TWO to. fill) •
■ - : C31)
-Jack Dempsoy
Rose's Midgets
RULWAUKKB
Orplieam (7)
Jack Dcinpsey
Grace Doro
Stan Kavanaiiffh
Freda A Palace
Carrie A Eddy
Sawypr A Eddy
^ • • '
Baclanova '
Parker Babb Co
Jimmy AUard .(3o
Vox: A , Waltera
Puok A l.lubbioa
LydcU A Spottie
H O W A R D S LO AT
BONDS FOR INVESTMENT ^.
A. B. Leach & Co.. Inc.. 57Wj|liam St., N. Y-
Freda A Palace
Olehh A. Jopklnar
VVhltpy A Bd Ford
]5ori -Ciimmihga ,
Wlispn. Kepple A,B
StAto^Liiicb (7)':
Baclanova
Largo A' Mor'gnor .
Jimmy AUard Co
(T.\vo to nil) ■
■■ (31)
Parl.«ilan;'Bricktpps
Smokescreen -
r*o- Paul •
Edna. Kolr .' ; ■ .
Al. B Wilson Co
Nathal- - ':
CINCINNAXr '
: ■ Albee>-..7)"-.v
The. Del Ortos ' ' ■
Richards ft Cjhurch
Burns A: Allen \
Olseh A Johhsori'
COhc'- to:, nil) '/ ■
■ ■ m)
Intprn'l Ilhylhm :
Lou Go:lMer.6n - ■
Cbiirlriey ,'Sls . -
Oiharles . Murray
Le.i'.-K lick's -., -
ior»tu St. (7.) '
Marcus Show : No, -J.
(Othcl-s to nil : :
■■'.-■ (31) ■
Falls Rending ft B
Cronlh. : A Hart' :
Lydell ,A . Hlgglhs
Fid : Gord^<'),n .
Pastime R'ev-'.^
Paljtce (7):
Guy Lo)nb'ardo. O'i-
Medley "A . Dupree,'
Smokescreen-'
Wilsbh Kepple A B
Whltey A Ed, Ford
■- .-■/-■ x31> - ■ ^ ■
Molly Piton ;
PpUbck A D un It
Biirhs A Alloii
Crockett'.s ,-M't'n*r's
KUa'yamas
COLVMnuS
Palace (7)
Ihtn'l Rliythm. :
johnny Hymiin. : .'.
Ijeatrlce Joy •
Lou- Cameron. '
Australian Waltes
(31)
Lockett ft Pago' -
Fulton :ft Pak-k6r
OTsen & JohnsOii- •
(Two to nil)
DENVER
:Orplie.Uin (7)
Joe Laorie ■
Sylvl.v, Clark
Hill Billies: :
3- -Lordeh.H .. -■" ' . .
Raymond Bond -
(31) '
Adier A llradford -
Chas Chase' . '
Frank D.ovoe
Rbbin A Hood -
Billy Lamont *
EI.MIKA
Keeno.v
2d half (11-13) :
Ilarriman Swan AL
Ernest HIatt
(Others to nil > .
FLCSSRINO
Keith's
1st half (7-10)
Wills A Holmes
Bowers & DeLaM
Flo Lewis
Ben: Blue
Amerlque A Ner .
vUle A NeaV Sis
2d. half (11-13)
Joe Mendl . -
Harry Conl6y Cb
Joseph Regan
Sid Miirion: Co
Roye .A Maye •
2d half (4-6)
Broken Toys •
Wycth A Wynne
Paxton'
Loavltt A i/kWood
(One to nil.)
JEBSEV CITY.
: stale
1st. half (7-10)
Jenks A. Howard;
Louise Brown Co '
(Three to nil)
2d half (11-13) :
Evans A Adams
Joe - Young Go
I'rene Vermlllibn Cb-
(Two to nil) ■
2d Ivalf - (4-6) •
Elsie Gellle Co
Radiology ---' ■■
■\vilson A: Ad<He/ -
Hall A Plllard-' .
(One to nU)
KANS.VM :CITY
Dlalristrpot^ ('?)..■ ■
Sophia Tucker'.'
Hprl.ort WlllLama
Colleano F'anVlly . .
(TWO trt nil) '
■ ■. (311 ■
Peter ■Higgina - -^^ ■ .
.Sltyacrapcrs- ■ '
('i'hroo to niiv - ^ -
LOS ANGKLES :
Hlllstreet (7) :
'.ounte.s.s Sonla-
Evans A Mayer-
RriNNEAPOLlS
. Ilonnopin C^)
-Marcus I'nit - -
.(Othbrs to nil) ;
. : •: (»i')- :
Fred Waring.
Stdn -Kavanaugh -''
Jllllon A. Parker
Dorotjiy Loo
Mann: Bros -
Gro.sa A Barrows:
MONTREAL
'Imperial (7)
O A P Maglcy
Norton A ir.aley
Jane . Green
Moybps.ft ilanford
Rhapsody In "Silk .
^ . : •:.. ('31) :^ '
Dance Vi'irlpllps
Waller Hlersr
.Cha:rm -4 .' . - ,
'•Stan. .Staiiley ■ ■ '^■
Pbplto
■■- MT. /-TEIfJJON :.■■■
Keltl^'H
■ I'st half (7-10)
B.o'/o Snyder Cb ^
Biirna Stokpij .ft
Lee Bros ■
(Three to nU)
/ -.2d :,half; (11t13) .
Wejilcy rBarry Co '
Temp'st ft S'nshiii*
(Three to- nil)
NEWARK
: State f (7) -
Nellie Arnaui Brba
Tabor ft Groen
Bcfnlce A Emily
Anger A Fair :
Dainty Marie
■. (31).
Monroe A Grant
Jay Velio
Blood. A Thunder -
Sully A Thomas
M Hunt A. Lnndt J
NEW ICOCIIELLK
.. Iveltli'H
l.st iKilf (7-10)
5 lloney. 'Boys
Harvia A Harriaoof
A A F Stedmap :
Eatelle Matthew
.(One to nil) "
2d half (11-13) '
Camp^s ColIcgUwa •
Uncle-. Don '
(Three to fill)
NIAGARA FALLS
- Strand -
1st halt. (7-10)
Th'as A Fr'd'r'k Sl«
Ruth Ford
(Three to fill 1:
2d half (11-13)
Baker A Knox:
Prankle Ilunler
(Three to nil)
OAKLAND
Orplie.iim (7)
Perry Askam-
Cainrteld A White
Maryla'd. Colleislaue
Bert Hahlnn
(One to nil) .
. (31) . - .
Hap Hazard .
Denizon ft' Leedon. •
Albert Carroll : .
Julius Tannen '
•Joe. Mendel '-Orch ' -
OMAHA
Keith's (7)
Al Herman '
Harmonica- Bd '
Lamont 4 ■ -
Chaz Chase '
Adlcr A Bradford
. ' (SI). :■■ .
Mareua Show . . ■
(Othera to nil)'
ROCHESTER..
Palace (7)
Crookett's Co
Aiidersbn A. Hurt
IjOos^ Broa . ■
(Two to nil)
(31)
Marcus Shqw
(Others tb nin
SAN DIEGO
Kelth'8 (7)
Danny Small Co !>
Claudia Colpman ■
St'nl'y A Geo'g'a'Gi
Evans A Mayer ':
Hap Hazard ;
SAN FR ANCIRCO
Golden flirte (7)
White Manning . '.
Harrison A Dakln
(Three to nU):. ,
' (31) ■' .
Maryl'rid Collpglana
Camfipld A .Whllo.' : '
Rfiyniond . Bond
I)anny.: Small : -.
Bert --HahTon.
O'rpheum (7) .
TOd' Lewis Bd . .
Jul'Uia Tannpn -■'
Cartel" D.eHaven-
Gltz Rice .- .- • '
Dixie 4
Felovis-:... : -v. ■
Corln'iip 'rilton
SCHENE<!TADY
' I'roctor'ij
1st half (7-101).
Dale A O'Npi'xl
Sunshine.- .'s.'Vininy
T.ii!iMarr .A .B'oyce ;
The Big Parade ';
(One to nil).
OFFICIAL DENTIST TO THE' N. V.'
DR. JULIAN SIEGEL
- ; 1500 BjROADWAY
.Bobby Clark; Vit-nlta Gould :
I'lie Brl.ants -:
'ora tireenp
Wd'ndi-r VGlrl
-,Orpl iemn=-('7-);=^
■Tack Uenriy ■ •■
r\M>crt .('iii'rbll ■.
l'''ranlc Dpvoe
Mann Bros' Orch
Jenizon -
Willie Mauss , - .
(31) :
aiitmy CohPn
Jed Dooley . - •
>ancing Eiis
Wright A l)ouglas
"iptiy Itlyilip .
Uby Cutumings
2d. -half (11 M 3) -
4 .Jo.stura.
rppito - •
^rrvii n.y-^A-^fif
(Two- to nil).
2d halt (4-f.)
ilatt: A ITerman ■.
Hyron A: Willis:
Tampa ' ' '■■
Schwn:i:t7,' A t.MifT'.l
Chorus laddies
SK.VTTI.K.
Orplieum (7)
Murand A (Jlrton
Wn\ E1).M
Eildie Allan ('() •
Slim I'lmblin '
Wednesday, Septembe r 4, 19g9
V A R I E T y
51
Murray .
Add prowa
(TWO to jY)'' ^
BIbyUa Ho.won. Go
Tne/, & l>ewynn
FJore^^,, ;
.Orpl>ev>n. <?)
TVarlng's. Fenn ,,
gSw & Borrows ■
Kobln. & Hood .
tita Grey Chaplin
w & J Rhlnehart
■ Monroe &: Atlattis
SYRACUSE .
Hal Nolnian
vi-ells & • Brady .
<Two to flll) .
^ (31) .
- Cautlcr's I>oBa
. B4,ih Ford
Aiiderson, & Duri
; nay & Harrison ,
InUKin Bd
. ■ TORONTO ;
Hippodrome (7) .
Xex MurdocTt
Weston & Lyons
Bobby McDonald
Capitol ^
1st h^lf (7-1(0
Selma Brlatz
liamont & Q'Hare
Jane Dillon
(Two to flll) • ^
2d halt (11-13)
Clr,<'llo Bros. ;
jcnks & Howard
Burns HtoU?a & •
Lep- Bro.M
(TWO to mi) ,
2d half .(4rC>. ^
Al'x'hd'r Bros & E
Ted Donor .
Bert CpUlnS Co
l^ureri & La Dare
Maryn Bell It C<>
■■: VANCOUVER
" Orpheiini . (7)
MascaK.nb- . 4-
Gardjni . , _
Norman Thomas 6
CUffbrd & Marlon
W-West & McGlnty
. . ,C31) . ;
Frafices . Denfemore
Wni -fibs^ ^, v.: •
Mutand & iGlrttm
Chas sum Trmblln
Eddie Allen Co . ,
WIUTR VI.A1NS
" . Keith's
.ist half. (7.-ia> .
Rbmmy Payne..
(Others to nil)
. Zd .half (4-6)' ■
jievel Bros • & Bifid
Ssindy . .Sha.>y ,
Jo© PhlUlpa, Co
Shcan & Anger
Jo© Roberts
(Two to fill)
2d half (11-14) .
Monroe & Adams
Sharon Duvrles R'v
Winifred & Mills
(Two to fill)
go. IIEND, IND.
: -1st half (8-10)
Incz..^ Dewynn
Eva Mandrl
(Thripio to 1111)
2d . half :(ll-14y ■
P Sydell £. Spotty
BIRDIE DEAN J ;
Opening for PUBLIX •
• ■ ■ '.ia'.- .
BORIS PETROFrS UNIT
^'MELODY ISLE"
. IfEW .liAVEN. SEPT.. 5'
Direction LEDDY & SMITH
Glenn & Jenkins
(Three to flll)
ST. I.OUIS. MO.
Grapil (7)
McConnel) & Moore
Juahlta &• Pace . Co
Aiiniabolle & Boys
(Two to flll)
Windsor; can.
Ciipltbl
1st l\Ulf (7rl0)
O'Duhho'.: & Day
(Two to -fill)' :
. 2d half (11-13). .
Siioozi-r ; Jr
Tom WArlntj' .
(One tb. flU) . .
Keith Rayn©
Tlra KeWin
Marie Regan .
Joey Chance Bd .
baklan^'B Terrace
will Oakland .
Buddy Kennedy
Blanche & Elliott
Kay .Green
Rosalie Wyiin©
Jo^ Str^cy
Shirley La Mont
Ada Winston
Peefgy Bolton
AXVirC O'TY, N.J.
Carle
lat half . Cr-.IP) .
Novelty Pltfrretto^
Tressle '& Dad© .
Angus & Scarte.,
Br6ms P A M Bros;
(One to: fill). ,.
2d half (11-13). •
Law ton ..V '
Lane . & Harper
Seymour .& Teller S
Levah & BoUes -
Baring Lazar Co .
eIizaRetii^ N. J.
Kltz
ist half (7-1 b) .
Bert . .Sl«an Co
Seymour .& TeH'r .S
Jimmy. T^yons .
Charles Withers :
. 2d half. (11-13). •
The Bardclangs
)ir6ms fi: M Bros
Visions of Sbvllle
(Two to .flll) .
HOROKENi N, X
FnbUiii
1st Half (7t1Q) .
The . Bstrdelangs
■Ben. Turpin'-
(Throo to\fll.l)
.•2d hialf (ilri3).:
Pope & Thompson
Ardin© . & . TyreU
Roy D'Arcy
(Two to flll) .
UN-ION. CITy-, ..Ni. J;.
XjlncOln ■' '
Ist half (7-10)
Moody & iSmyth^.
MolUe Wnilams .
Bernard & Tbwiis
(Two to flll)-
2d half <11-13).
L'clUe & Hall firos
Angus . A Seavl© . '
Frank X Silk :
(Two to .flit) .. : ..
PATERS.ON. N; J.;
. ■ ■HcKenf - -
. .Ist half :(7-10) . •
Pop6 & Thompson
Ardlne & TyTell -
Roy D'Arcy-:
Visions bf\ Seville
(One - to .flll) .
. 2d hatt . (Il-;i3).:
niert .;Sl6an . Co ;.. r.
.Brri. Turplri" ■
(Three to. flll) . -.
.J ^ B. Cavanaugh
Lubln; lio wrle &, A;
Geo Biroadhvr.St
Jack Smith.
Jearictto HackStt :
•; . .. (31)
G & P Maplcy. : - .
Morton & Haley-
Jane Green . . ' ,
Meyers & JIann t d
. Ru.s.slan Art Circus
TRENtON
Oapltol. (7)
Harry Lewis L'nlt
(Others to flll)
(31).--
.Grade f>inlth Co .
Stoddart . & Cutly
Palm Beach Girls
(Two to flll)
. . .TROY
; Ifdctor^s .
ist lialf (7-1 d). .
The 3 -.Students
Johns .& Mably
Krnst Hlatt
Carrilval of Venice"
(One to flll) ...
2d half (11-13)
Ruth- Pord
Sunshine Samnniy
lAMarr. .& Boy.co
The Big Parade
(One ; to fllly
2d half (.4-6)
■ Harrlman Swan &L
Keyo-Titkl. & Yokt
Chas W HamP
WTNNIPKO
. Orpheiim (7)
Rose's . Midgets. .
Jtusalah. Art Cirtus
DIHbn & Parker
X)6n Cuminlnss •
(One to .nil) -
o.iy .
Golf Frlonds •
Rudfell & Doncgan
(Three to flll)
XONKBRS.
Keith's .
Isf hal'f (7-10)-.'
Wtslo.y Barry. Co
T'mp'St Si S'nalvine
(Thriee to' flll)
2d lialf (11-13)
R'UcrtS C'nw'y &. E
B6-/6 .Synder, ..
A' & V. Stedman
Estelle , Matthew Co.
(Oh©: to fill)
yOUNGSTOWN
. Keith's
1st :halt (7-10)
Ijoirimer'. &• .'Hudson
Courtney Sis
MoiTis & Campbell
Buck & BjJbble!*
Na't'cha- Na'tova Co
:2d half- (4-C)
feeeffc . & Quepce
O'Dunn & Day .
Kenneth' Harlan
Ilseri- Marvcnga .. .
B Bard & Calahah
Butterfield
K'I/M*ZOO» MICU.
.Stiite.. .
1st; hair (S-10) '
Everett Sanderson :
Texas -.4
(One. to flll)
•2d half <11-14)
Geo Dorrrjohde Co -.
Fein' & Tennyson' R
(Otio. to mi)
LANSING, MICH;
Straiia
1st Half (8-10)
Aussie & Czech ;
Holly -
11 Glorious Girls
.2.d half (11-14)
Texas. 4 - ■ ." .-
Everett .Sandei'son
(Ono'^-to 'nll)■.'^'-. --.1
rONTlAC. Mieif
.- strtto- ;
1st- half (8-10).
foroadus Erie . '
Billy chrvmiJ Co
(One to flll).
■ 2d half : (U-14)
Holly.- v., ,
n.. Glorious Girls
(One to. flll).
Mildred Lorraine
Loretta Flushing
Dorothy Crnn.by
Boots Mallory
Maria Whitney
Alice Cavln
,Lf^ridB.u's Bd. .
. Paramount Aotrl
Roy Ihpraham Or..
Besple McCoy
Tess Noel- .
Dorothy Florence :
Carson SU .
Helen Swaii
David DOnnell
CHiCAGO
Alabnm ..
kitty. Co hh ■ :
Dorothy DurneU
Bl.liy - Meyers
IBiernle ' Adler .- ' •
Eddie Jacksbo Bd
AinUnBBa.depr0' '.
Esth(>T. Durnell
Thelriia Vlllard :. :
Louis Stover.
Isabelle. Gerhardt
Fred Villttnl
Jlmmy\Npone Bd
Bridge
Romo Vliicent
Mary Stoiie'
fienlta Fred© ,.
Clarita :
Bill lir^^ni Bd , . ■
: Coltef^e : Idd .
Fra^nk LlBus© . .
Sleepy Hall . Bd
■ Colosimo . >
.Bobby .DnndereT
Emiiiy Carmin . .
Doris Hiirtlg
Kitty Garner:
Thelma & Upland
Pierrot, a ' -' -.■
-W Newberger Bd
- • ■Dellfl :.^ - -
Eavl RIckard
^Kirby &; ' D j Gage
Alvira Morton -'.' .
Coon. Sanders Bd
-■Frol'tcB v .
Geo McQueen
N'elle - Nelson
PhylUs Rae. ■
Llshecon Ac' Alice •
Irene ::Fa.ery. .......
julla. Geriiy .- '^ :
Ann Allison,
Buddy Ilbw©
Sol. Wiiener Bd .
Garden Allab
Castles ' '
Eddie Clifford.
Cecil- Lehman -, .
Babe Payne . :,
Lew .L6wls Bd
. G.eldien . Pumpkin
M SheVmaii Bd . . ;
Lincoln Tti viertf.
Ray Miller. Bd ;.
Cbrlas . & Louise
Rick & Snyder
Helen Savage
Carmen, DiGlqvanhl
.Raphael . . ■ .
JHerble Zellcr Bd
StableB ,.
Don Ulsh'.'
Johnny' Dodds Bd
Terrace Garden .
Peters A Farren
Gus C Edwards Bd
' - Turkish Village
ieliech.' Tanner. ■
Sdrah '. Thcbbbld -
Pep. Hunter '
Jackie Hamlin..
Riistfe Darnell . ..
Hill ;Galt .
Cieorge De Costa
Margie Ryan
Fred die' .' J;a h is . Bd "
•Upto\»Ti Village:
J Garriean's Bd
'■ ■■'.■: ■Vanity •.fair'"'
Romo y^ncfent
Ci'en^v* Butler . , ,
Snydot WAltbo
A'rt..'pa.hai.tead., . •
' wiiite- HousiB:'
Mlckpy Cherep Bd
Bands and Orcheslras
Routes for Next Week (Sept. ^9^
Permanent addresses : of bands or orches^rasi-vvlll be published
.without .charge. . '
No charae is made for listing in this depa^^ ^
For reference guidance, initials represent; ,H-T-hoter, T-TtJn«atr«,
SrUc^afe^b H-^4rtce *iall. B-rballropmy R-restaurant. ^ •
As far : is possible, s^^ r*'^
'-included. ■■ "' •:•''■• •■.-■'■ ■; ■
Great States
JOLIET, ILI^
Rinlto
, . 1st half (b-ii)
P.-^rket-Babb Co
Don /Vsilprlb
.Danf^ -Bubbles
2d half <12-H)
Memories of ' Opera
Montrose & R'yn'ds
Th.aler6 & Gang
WADKEGAN. ILL.
Genesee (8)
Meriiories bt. Operii
Kl'trose & Reynolds
Thalero -fe-Gl^ng
Fox-Pofi
, •■- ATLANTA
Keith's (0)
Hollywood Bound
(Others to flll)
BIRMINGHAM .
RItz (0) •
Hayes Marsh & F.
W L S .Showboat
. (Three to flll) . '
DALLAS, TEX.
Majestic (0)
B & L Gillette. .,
Meehan '& .Ne'wman
Irvine Edwards .
IB Syncopators . '
jOne tb flil :
tr. WORTH, T'Xi
Majestic (0)
3 Ladellas
Jerome Jackson -
Smith & Sawyer Co
Rita Gould'
Mazett'l Lewis Co
IIOI'STON, TEX,
Mertint (9)
Lloyd Ncvad.a.
McGrat'h & Travers
Kelly & .Ja,ckson
Eva Clark
I<a .Belle Pol'a.
NEW ORLEANS
Orplieum (0)
Michel
Hay'es & Cody
Kellnr Sis & Lynch
Fred Llfehtner Co
FrabcUe's Frolics
SAN ANTONIO
MalJesUo (a)
Chapelle & Carlton
Nash & Fately
Charles Ray.
Farncll & Florence
The Canslhos
BlllDGftPORt
Palace (2)
.Indian Summer
(Others to fllD
HARTFOR«
CapUol
1st half (2-4)
Sohgs.I Love; .■
(Others to; flll)
NEW IIAVKN
Palac4i (3)
Idea of Beauty
(Others to fill):
SPRINGFIELD
Piiluce (2)
iGrotcgqu.e
(Others to .fill) ,
WORCESTER
• Pularb (2).
Fantasma - .
Barto & Mann.
(Throe to flll)
SOrTii AFRICA TOUR
Assbciatkiii
<!'I>*R RAPIDS, lA;
•Iowa':'.,
4: 1st half (8^10)
Winifred & -MtUs'-
S,haron Duvribs Go
(Two to flU) \
2<V.half (U-.14)
Don Vaier'lo.
Shcan & Aiiger
Bobbins & Jewcit
<One to flll)
DAVENPORT, lA.
Capitol
• 1st. half (8-10)
.Mlllur & Wilson-
.Llta Gray ClvapUn
(One to - fill)
■ 2d half ('1.1-14) .
SUyscraprrs - .
' (Two- to- -flll) .
DES MOINKH, lA.
Orpliouhv-
,. iRt Kiiir -(«-io)
Kltyacr'aiVr.*
CTwro to fllM : ' . . -
. 2(1. h/ilf- '(M-14 . , -
Milicr ^i . Wll.xon;.. -
jLj^a^-G jay ._ Chai)"lln_.
TTT^c .to IHT)
UKTltOlTi MICil.
Ilollynood
, l.-st haU . (t-10)
L<-.s (Jlv^^zzl
■Walter ■ Illers
CJn? to nil)
2d halt\(ll-13)
4 Covana
L/'o.JraHon it S'nny
''•■«n.1(.Ian(l
K,y'N.sV'IJJE, IND.
" Victory
2<1- half (m..l4)
Dubell's Pets'.
Lapan & . Bast'edb
(Three to fill)
LiycOLN, NEB.
■ Stuart (0) '
JacK Flue's. Follies
(Others to 'flU)
LONDON, CAN
1st half (7-10)
Rnoozor Jr
Tom Warltiir
(One to . nil)
2d half (11-13)
O'Dunrie &. Day
(Two to nil) •
aiadison; wis
Orplibum -
. 1st half (7.-10) .
ycrnon ll.ii.nihu'rh
Crienh.' ft ■ ilonkfna
(One t<) .'fllly ■
. Za halt... (J 1-13)
Eva Mil rid H . . -
(Two »o . flilV.
MEMPHIS, TKNN.
Orph.oiini. (T)
IOc wry , nn.o_Co_l ^_
'Slorlcy . & Anger
Ned Havcrly
Crtdcf 6.- '
(Two to flll)
MILtV'KEK, WIS.
ICiversIdo .<7)
Dack Sching Tr
A del a Verno
Nat. -Haines Co
(Two to flin
SIOUX CITT, iLA.
Orphimm
1st halt (8-10)
Lathvop JJrt»a
TORONTO
PantoKCft ,(2) ..
Miacahua
Morton BrbS
Jose & Edy.the Rv
Al'x'nd'r & Elin're
Fisather Creations .
HAMIL.TON
PantfMceB <2)
Gladiators
Laddie & Garden
Flapper Freshles
Flora Le Brettoh
O Nottag© Glrls^^
SPOKANE. WASH.
Pantaues . (2) J
Peddrlck & P'ches
Freed & Carlson
Opera vs Jazz
Mallli>- & McCabe
(OnKi to fill) ^
SAN FRANCISCO
panSoiseB (2) ,
Johnnie Plank'
Nee .Wong.
Lay ton & May _
Walton & Brandt .
Stanley Rolllckers:
LOS ANGELES
Pantasos: J2> .
Johnson ' & puker ,
Francis & Day
(i-iis' Fay©.; Co - -
Bailey & Jackson
Cook Morilmcrjli
LONG BEACIl ,
Pantrtcos (3). ,
Hclmonfs Can:irlcs
South Sc West
Wm Bencft.
Choict & Jones
Keep Moving
.SAN-^ DIEGO
FantaRCB (3)
3 Lordens
Josephine Davis
Frank Sablnl
Tell Tales
Exposition .4
Willie Mausse _^
SAl/t LAKE ClTy
PantaReB (3)
3 Qrantbs .
Gigolo of Paris
(Three to fill) „
KANSAS CITY
PfUitaKeB (2)
Rellle . & Lopell
Manilla LeMorl
Radio Jacks- & Q
Lane & Lee
Night In G^y
. SBATX1.E
•PantaiteB- <2)
^Striker & puller
(Connor 2 •
Manahah's Co-Eds
Godlrio Siamese 2
(One to. flll>4„,„
MINNEAPOLIS
. PantttBC* (2).
. Joe' Fenton
Levftn St.: Bernlo.
Suite I'G ... .. -
;:(T\vo . t4v ftl.l -
:, VANCOlVVER
: . Pantages- (2)..
D .& H WAlkSr ,,
Flo '/i OUlo Wnltc^rs
Al Dut.ts. & P'thea
•.Blll.v .Gilbert :
Herbert G Idlnb V
Cabarets
NEW YORK
' Castinoya Roof
Francos:.. Wlllliiims .
Leon & Bebo
Jerry Friedman Or
Castiliuh Royal .
^=5ireywe=Rey=^
Irwin Abrahapis .
Chatead Madrid
Jack White
Arthur Brown
Mary Price . , .
Pat Harrington
Pearl Harris
Mbhtrealers
Connie's tnn
Leonard Harper Rv
Le Roy Smllh Bd .
Cblion Club
.D.-in llcaly Rev
Berry Tlrbs ' '•
6 Blazers:
H & Mil: Dixon
Jo'^ephlhb Htill
^iltfrar-=Hill
Weeks S?pt. 2*9
Bare Facts— Empire, T,plcdo; 0, Grand,
Akron. , ■ '
. Best Show lij Town— Gayefy, BufTalp; 0,
'Victoria,.' Rochester, . ■ -■■.. ';'-"
Big Revue— Victoria. Rochester; Tem-
ple, ' Syracuse.
Bdhemlans-Lyrlc, Daylon; », Empress,
■Cincinnati.
.Bowery Burli8squers—,Emiplre, Newark; ■ 0,
it & S. Apollo, N. Y.
Broadway Scandal s-^aycty, Baltlmpr^l
9, . Gayety, Washington.
Burlesque Revue— Gayety, Boston; 0;
State, Springfield. ', . .
. Cracker Jacks— Haymarket, Chicago; 9,
Empress, Chicago.
Dainty Dolls— Lyceum, Columbus ; 9,-
L^rtc. Dayton.;
Dimpled Darlings— Empire, Albany ; '»11.
W^edge.wuy; 12-14, Schenectady.
• Flapper Fblliea— Gayety, Brooklyn; 9, C4t.
sinb, 'Boston. : ;
French Models— Garrlck. St. Ikiiils; 9,
Gayety, Icinsas City.
Fri^pllUes-rteinpresB, Chicago; 9, /Gary,
^clt 'jHot^rand. Akron; 9, Cblurobi^.
^cTnJer^' Girls-Hudson, Union City; ; 9,
Trom't^i Foillcs^Modern. Provl-
dcnce; 9, Gayety, Scranton. . ,
Girls I'Vom. Happy landH-olU^bla, N. x.
C.;' 9, Empire, Albany. ' ^i,.. >>
Girls In Blue-^Academy, Pittsburgh; 9,
Lyceum-," ' .Columbus; • ■ ■ ; ^ , .j. -■ ■„
Hello Parce--Oayety, Washington; .9,
Academy, Pittsburgh. . .
High Flyers-^Howard, Bpston ; fl, Modern,
^Hlndu"fielles— Lyceum, St. Paul; 9, payr
ety, Milwaukee. v -w t' ^ n
Jazztime Revue— Fojt^ Jahialca. N. T,. .9,
^,'Kuddllrig^Ktitles-Casi'no, Philadelphia; 9.
^irfffn'^^hrS^^ Gary; 9.VBlackstone,
South Bend. „ « i. n
Lid Lifters— Blackstone, South Bend. ».
Majestic, Fort ■Wayne. ,„„. o ■«„
Merry Whirl-Gayety, Louisville; 9, Mu
'"5r\schiefn?rSyr'sM3ayety. Kansas . City;
"'M^oohligl^^Malds-MaJestlc, F.brt T^ayne;
9. ■ Palace, Detroit. \ a
Moullh Rouge-State,, ; Springfield ; 9.
Grand, Hartford.' . m v
Naughty Niftlesr-H. & . S. APPUo. N. T
C.J 9, Orpheum, Paterswn. ..
Night Club Girls-Casino, Bostoh; 9., Ca-
sino, Phllndelphia. 'ti.
' Night Life In Parls-rEmpreBs, Cincinnati,
9, Gayety, lioulsvjlle. . ■ v
Oriental GlPls^2.4, -Wedgeway; 0-7, Sche-
Ticctady ; toi - Colonial, Utlca. . ; _
ParlslaTi Flappers--Star, Brppklyn; 9, Co
^"pl^y^abU^Palacb^ Detroit: 9. Em
-pusJpuss^Cplpm
*^Ra'dl am Quecns^L., O. ;. 9, Palace,; MIri ne-
°'Krd; Breakcrs-N,,:iiyri<^ A^
3-T. Di-Phcum. RoadlngrOi:.Se.ar. .Brooklyn.;
. Social. MftUlR— Irvlrrg Plirqe, N, T. C. ; 3.
Sporty- :u:idows-^rphciim, . Palerpon, 'J,
-illuiison, mioh^Cliy; ^: ' ' -. ',', «
■ Rtpji Ll.v.rly .Qirls-Gayety, Montreal, a,
Howard, Itosd.'^ti.. ,...' ' , ■ : ■ „;■ . ^
.Stpp On It-fJnlcty. fi«-rant.onj 0-.ir. Lyric,
A llonto'wni .' l"'Jv1-l. : Orphcom.' RsntlJnif, . -.
. Kloppc PliP\yT^Tj.'ini).le,:, fjy.racu.sc; Q,; Gay-
''*'sugflr"^-l?ablps— Mutual,'. Indlan.npfll!'; 9.
GaVrlcki Pt. Lfuts; '■ . ■■ '\ '. ^ „ '■■
- ppppd Girl.-s'rrColonlat,-. C^Mca;. P, Gaynly,
^''lVtko"-a Ciifi-rtcc-c.aycly^^^ '0..
Havriihr1«^f". <'iilc:ifrb.: .... .„ -., '>,■ ■'
Tf nifilnv^^- Monn, Omrih-T ; f ...Ti.- .O.
Wal^-oji:;) f-bow~T,yr!'', JJrVilBfT'f'rt; 0.
F<i«f, Jan)al''.fi. - N. "V. - . ''„/■ ' ' ,.
AVh'ioi.i.n Oirl.s— PalJic", -:^Iir.r.<^rii.<.J|.>=; . 9,
.LycfuiB.- St. - .Paul;.' ;...':.'.. • ; ,,' ,
WIno. Woman and PonK-Orynd, -lliait:
ford;.9. Lyric, Iirl'lgcport. '
Anrbnson, Irving,; .Roosevelt. H-.' B.ol.'y;
woodj- (ial..' ... -■ .•'1
AgbHtini. Geo.. Palace. T;. Montre.-»l.. ■ •
Albertj Harry, Lldo-Venlce. Venice.. Italy..
Albert, Don; Valencia. Jamaica, .L.. ,
Alberti> Jules, Luigl's C, Detroit/.,
Alblh, .JacU...;Bps9er.t.. H.. Brooklyn.. . ;- . .
Aldrlch, Bob. Onori::Hot«'l. Syracuse.^N. T
Aledorf. Uv J..; U3 Liberty 'St^^,: Newburs^
Almnre, Joe. New Bam bop 1 n n; C:h I ca.go;
Amidon; A.. 912 E. 8th St..-. P Int. Mich,
Appel. Oscar. The Cath.ay. Baltlmor?.
-Armbruster. J... L... B. A,. G... Buft«Io,
Arcadians, Greystone B.. .Dny^o". 9-
Arcadia. Synoojiators (C,. Edgertpn). 2004.
Addison .St., Phila. - -'• . ;: .
Arnhelin. Gus.. Amb'a.seadcur.s R..; .Ppffls.
Ash, .Paul,' Paramo.utit T... N. \, .
Astoria,: .3o. .P. . 0. pox 398,. Cpral. Gahl?E,
• AtUrns'"A.'.P.r 3Ci4.-«lfi: Ave;. .Dc^
:•■ Austin, S.. Davis Is.: CbUniry C.. 'la>M.P.a■
Baef.' >Ioe; .Sherry's, rBaUlhiPTe.. . -;' :
Bailey, R., OiJO' So., B'Wfly,: Los, Angc es. ..
Bali-d. : M ay nard . ' Crystal T. ,: Khpxy il le,-
SaidWIn. p.. . Frohtepac; .Qxichec. Canv . .
Bard, JoSii. Golden Pcilsant. R,; . .B«Vto.
.Barnard, .B.'..,33p. \V. Morrcll St^,. Ja
-Rarrirtgcr, iSbii, Ciiico Cat B;. Miami'.
Barrett, lL, Scheea.H;.. no<;l)est.cr, N..T;.
Barlictt.' 0., Book-Gadlllac, . Dglrolt. - .'•
'Barzley.. Bcpnar,' .Aloiitauk . Point. \Mop-
tickuJf X* '■'I •'• ' >i' '
Baslle! Joe. 65 .No'. 14th St;, Newark, N. J.
.Bastla'n, .Walt.. Stat^^^'T.,." Delrplt. ^ -. , .
Baufer, p. Ji. Gl Ormpnd St.. . Rochester.
M ■y- ■ "- ■ :■ 1 '-. ■
" Bauni. BabP, .220 Rose St., Rcaidlng; . Pa.
Balr- State .Acca (Al Rcly.ca), 3 . Mohawk
St.i ■CohiJes'; N. Y-.; --; .'-.' - i '
Beale, .'Bbti,. Athens Club.. Oakland.; Cal.
Beckley. T.. 102 E. 8ih St.. WHmlngtbn
Del. ■ ■- '- '■ ' '•
Bcnlave, Sarn. CnpltoV T... Detroit.. ■■
B.erec, W. K.„ C7 .<JraTid Ave., . Engle\yood.
N. J.
TBerget, Paul, Rice H.,' Houston.' Tex. . .
Bergor, W. J;. B449 Pe.nn Ave.i'X'lttsburgb.
Berger, Herb. Chase H;, . St. L ._ •
. Bergman, Ai;, .41 Harvard PU Buffalo,
Bergniafrl D... -Webster Hall. Plttsburglv .
"Bernle; Ben,, Arrowhead Inn, Saratoga,
^Bestor, DbW, Wtiti;' tenn «.. .rilttsburgh.:,
Blhgham. T. W„ 18 S.-Ryan St..;. .Buflalo,
Bissettc-Maclean, Marigold' R.. Rochester
Blumenthal'is OrcTi..: Sovereign Hotel:, .Ghi-
"Boi>bltt, P. O;; yaxBlty Tnn^, Van W^crt. O
Bbshea, Fran; Earltbri. Country C., - Eail
ton,- N. -Yi . '
Boutelle Brothers. WIn.chendpn, Mass. - .
Boyle, Billy, Copley-PIaiia: H.V Boston..
Bradfleld; E. Max, .-itb.; A-vc; T-.^Sealtle.
.• Brambllla;: M„ St. Francis T., San Fran
clsco * •
Braunsdorf Orch., 911 2?d.'St,. Galveston;
Breeskin.. Daniel, Earle T., 'VVaShlngtoiK -
B'way -Cblleglans, -Walled Lakb B.. De-
*"roudy. Dave, Grant "T.; Pittsburgh.: _
Erbwer, Jay; California .T., San Jo.ee,- Ca I
Brewnagle,. T.. 022 9t.h . Sf.^ Harrlsburg.,
-Bryant, /i^. H:, 1020 6111 - St;, Tcrrf.
Haute," Jnd. '. •. .'-i'^ ..-'■-' '- - ■
Buck,- V^rjie,- Tlvoll T.. Chicago. . • •
Buckeye . :"Vyonde.r3, 04.5 So. Main . .SIj,;:
^BulosWk'ies Califs., Eagle. B,/ Mllvy.aukeie.
Burk. Mno, Brockton', Mass.
Burke. Chick, Amesbury,. M.isS.
Burthett. Earl. Blltmore JI.. L. A. ..
. Busse. Henry, care Arthur , Klein, .1500
Broadway, N.' Y; C. • ■ , - - '
Butler.. Mel., Davenport, Spokane. . .
Byers, Hale, Variety, N. .Y.- C-
DeiVtrldge. DelV, (iapltol T., Dbtrblt. ■ '
Dcl.Pozo. Senor. ;i;'S7 IVwayi N.:l. C, . -
peLiica, j.,. 3:11 St.: Marks Ave., Brook-
^^Den^i'y,^ Jack. Mt. ;Rby.al n.f Mbntreal.
Delcrlch. Roy,- Avaion T., Chicago. ■
Domino Orch.. 2'-> 4th St.. Troy, N;. T. \^
. Donnelly. W. H.. 239 Glenwood Ave.. E.
Orangb. N,"'!.. ' - '. '
Db.lds, John. Kelly's Stables C.. . CM.
Polin. Max. - LoeWs Wnrfleld T., S. F. .
Doinbbrger. . Chas,,. Rlley:s-on-tne-Liike,
SanXogrt;-. N:: Y. '
Dougherty; Doc^. Adelphia; H.. Phlla. -:
. Diimont.- A,.. Parampunt, N. "V. C.\; .
Duiin. J.-tck. CinderoIla;BoPf B. R., L, Ai
nunintC: Jlni. , Zlegfeld ,T.. N. T. C. . ;
: Dytch. 11., 400: S. First St., Daytpna> FJa. .
Edily . VV'ei.s;; Locw'fi - Kings X., 'Flatbusli.-
Brookiyn. .>?;. Y. . : :'.•- < - ■ ■■
-J>.>i\vi»rJa, . Gu.a C. Tferrace- Gardens,: Chi.
. lingah, 3ack,: Para'nibunt T.', li. A. , _ . ,
- ;Elscnbourg.: Dpk. Shcpard. - Colonial. R;,.
.QOStOn'. ■ '■■. .' .
Elinor. .O.trle, Carthay Circle, L, A. v
Ellnrd. Jlin, RlVlera T... Ortiaha. ■
Ellis. -F., St-'. -FrariCis. H.,. S, 'F, - ..; ; .
Kliihgton. DtiUe. Cotton. Club. NT. T. C.
' Eliii'wond . Band, .372 Van. Nbst rand Ave.,
'Jer.*iby City.. ■ . ' .■.■'■, .. - '"'
ISmerhon. Hii Merrick: T.; Jamaica, L. L .
- Engblhart.- Jf(s., MoVlcker.'S.T,,- (JiUcago.. , .
. EiSiiCl. b7;fO N.^'th St.i. PlTlladelphlrt.. -
. ICrdodyi :Leo;-10ri ,W; '^Sth 'St.,:.N._ Y> C.
Esialg-. - ,'Abe. 1000, ist. Nicholas,: Aye.,
V-Eiiti'ank." Philip llee^rriarU'h^^^ -
FaboDb.. .Phil, Collsevm T;, N; T: C.'
Fallon. : Owen, ;PaIjils de, -Danse ■Br-, R., .
K'^jv. ' ■-"■.'•' ■ .'■.■- :;: ■■■■ ■ ■■ •-
Fai''rcl1..F.. -Inh."4 SHprldan iSq..; N, T-. C. ;
F.•^■y; BbniaTd. Fhy's, .prbvidbnce.' : .
Fecney; J. M... 220- E. 11th .St.. . Oakland,
Cal. ■ ■ - .'v :■
Fclfiman. jJoe. 1 008. B. 98th. St:, Cleveland^ .
:. Fenn. F; C... .100:.LefTerts Ave.',. B'klyii; ■
Fentbn, C.-»rl, 1074 Broadway. N', >Y.
.Peyl. J. ' Wv. 878 Rlyer StV. -Troy, N. Y?*!)!
■ Florlt'bi Ted; - Edgewater Beach- H., . Chi.. .
Flsehe'n. Carl. -Majestic. D. H., Detroit; -
Fischer. C. L.,' 914 So. .;;Westhedge ,St.,
Kalamazop. -Mlc-h. ■ ' ' -: ~ . .
Fi.sher. Mark. Vbrlety.' Chicago. '
■Fogg. A. M.. J 74 Deacon St.. Portland, .
'Me... -
. Fbbte. R.', Brown's (Tlubi Prerich: Hck, :
-thd'. ' ,' :'.'' •:' ' ■:-■''->' '
Forbes. T<ou. Denver T!., Denver»- :
FOrman, LoUi Palace: T.v N. :Y; C ■
Four Horsemen, c-b ,M. C. A., 1301 Broad-- .,
way,...N.- Y/'C; -:. - .'.■' ■:, .'-
f Fox, :Jtoy,. Hblly wood . Music Bbx, Holly*
wood; Cal.. -
F+ariklyn. Milt. Grand L^ake T., . Oakland, .
Cal. '■':•■;■ -.' -.■ • ■■■
Frasetto, Joe. .Vptowh C. 253 W. 12Bth
-St,,'N< Y, C
. Freed. Cart', 29 S. Orange Ave., Ne.wark.:
. ' Friary, George, Rockland-,' Mass. • ..
Friedman, Jerry, Casanova -C, ,N. T. C.
Friedman. L. F.. St.: Loula .T., St. LbulSi ,
Friese, J. F., Strand T., Stamford,;. Coftn.
Fry, ' c; M>, 5233 R,bbseveU Blvd.. Phila-
delphia:-..''-- •:■'.-:'!-'■ ,
. Puich:er. Chas:, XtO M. C. A.* Paramount
Dtdg., N.' Y; C: ■ v.: - ;
Fuller. - Earl. Lookout Hotise. Cevlngton,
KV: . •• -..■■' ■ -■' ' ..
Funk. Larry, 15 Barrb'yt'.:St.. N, Y.: C
i)uke Ellington Or
.'pbrne
'Ernest Charlfs
Imogen© Coca
Sue Baxter ' .
Walt Feldkamj) Or
' ErcrgladeB
Le Roy Prinz Rbv
Eddie Davis
Fawn & Jordan
Tbelma Edwards
Icaso;*' .si-G. - ■ . -\, : ^ .
Bottv Comppoh ! orp.p.sU/^, TOfMl'-
jDowUn^',: "ijlasco' -g' -Glory," Sono-
, Cast for Erouffh ton's ."Tlio. Tiuar
WrahfjU'V"— -iUiyniohd irtitton, Ktli« l
I Wales, Hojin, Virfjinia Siilc,
John: SalnpoHs for "Tlire^ S^^U•^^..,:•
lF03U ;
Cajieroon. Fred, 401 B'way. Camden. N. J.
Carberry, Duke. Walpole. Mass. _ . ._
. Carpentier. E. J., 743 7th Ave.. N. Y. C;.
Carr. Jimmy. Variety, N.^ Y.^ C.
Carter, P., Majestic. Long Beach. Gal.
Casale, M., 140 ' Pine. St., Wllllamiiport,
Pa ^ '
c'auspr. Bob. ithaca H.. Ithacaj^-^H, T.
Cavallarb. John, 20 Irving St.. New
"^Cavato. Etz. ^Flotilla Club, Pittsburgh,
Celestalh, Jack, 1930 Boston Rd.. Brpnx,
N V -
" Cervpne,' Izzy, 602 , Blackstone BldiS..
Pittsburgh..
Christian. Tommy,. Palisades Amueement
Park, Palisades.' N. J. ' ^ .
.Christie. H. J... 1831 N. Ormsby Ave..
Louisville. ' . . ; ^ 'i
Church, Ross,. Buckeye Lake . P.. B«cH-
eye Lake. .0. . 1.: ' '
0)1. f;. 252. "W. Douglas St., Reading, Pa..
Cohen, Richard. Vanderbllt.H.. S., y.,C.,
Cole, H.. Swance: Club. N. T. C., „
. Oleman. Emil, Central Pk, Casino, N. T.
Collegian .Schcriader.s. Far -East R,. Cleye^
Commdhdeifl, - Rposevelt H... Hollywfood,
Ca-J 1
(ipndelorl. A., Adelphl H.. Philadelphia. /
Confrey. Zezi c-b M. G. A.. Parampunt
"ijidg.;; N'; ■y.-'c,-"-. : " ' ...,, .■ ' ,;, .'c:
Gonklln. ; lUchard. Lotns CIub,-.Wa..«h.. ■ --
e'ontielly. .11. R.V 489 Cehlial. Aye.,.-
Brldgip.VTt. Conn:, .,- .'. . 1. ^ .
Conrad U:. '10.<<8 Park Avp.. N, C. -. ^^
Coolcy. . Fritz,: -Mapje View,: Pliisflold.
' Coun-Snhdrrs. c-o M. C; A., Paramouni
Bldg,.: N. 'Y.' 0; - : -, .-
Copp J'ythlah Tbmrile, BrcrUton, Mass.
Cr.rnwell. P,/.-Lo<?w:.s T., Coiunilius. •'
Crivvan, LSnh, Blvd. T.. J..: A.
Coyle L.' II.. 21if S, TOth HI., Earton, Pa,
CralK," Frahrls; .litrmliakf 11.. .Na.shville;
Crfjctr.t 0,rch., -Artii(;iy,-. ■ MidUltlow n,
N -Y . ■ '
*• Grawfiml, ''Bu"." 2l2.i: New York Aye..
.S'. \V., .\V;r.<-hi»:ft'.<-i). .
•Crawford, Ja<;li. c-:o Mi G. A., -Paramount
Di'iR., N. y: '/y.
Crawford., Thrim,TS L., \VI''!i!tO, K.7n.
Cullen, ij. E.; - 614 E.' 5lh St.. 'KouiK B'^'^-
*"r"ummin}i.. Bernle, niltmf-re. JI., N.. C
--t;q.i;r;p ^Jl:^rrj^^Sccll.ach-ll..:,l.ftui>'vi.ll/;;_:
Galvln. J. J.. Plaza T., Wprccste.r,.:M.i8i. .
Galllecchlo. Jb, 5206 Sherld.ah Rd.v Chi,, : •
Garbcr, Jan. 743 7th;Ave.v N. Y. C.
■ Gardner, C. C.. 1527 .N.. 24th St., LUn-. .
c'bln,- Neb., .'■ . . . .'■ ' - ' -
G.isparre. Dick. Hotel Plaza, N. Y. C. »
Gaul, Geo..' 2il.'i Madison Ave.i Baltimore.
Gegria. MlsHa. Forum Theatre. 1/ A.
GelJt. : Al. 117 S- N. 'J. Av«., Atlantic
'City.' :
Geruhovlch. Tom^ Roof Garden C., :Brbad«
^way- and Kearhey, San Francisco;.
Gill, Jbs., Congre-ss H.. St. L. , ■
GUI". E.; nambob Garden.s. Cleveland. .
Gillette, Bob. Valencia Th.,' , Jamaica.
Gbrr. ~ Mark j Brlggs/t.. Detroit.
. Goldberg. Geo;, (vclestlal R.. Bay Shor*
Park. Baltimore. Md.-
GoIdUetto, Jea'n. Book Tower, Detroit. ;
:. Gohznles,- S. N.. .310 E. fth St, Santa
Ana, Gal... ' .„ „ -,-. .'
German. ,Ros,«i, 800 8th Ave;, N. Y. C.
Gbrrcll, Ray. care Gbldkette. Detroit.
Greeii. A. J., 340 West «.1d St.i L. A.. .
Green, :Jac(iues; RItz Towers. N. J. C.
Greystone Orch.. Grey stone H.. Dayton;
. Grosso. 31 St. James St.. Elmhurst. L, I,
. :.Guan«tte, Lou, 16 St. Angele St., Quebec,
Giirhjck. Ed.. 38 Reynolds Ave., , provK
'dcrrce." ' - ' .^- y, ,■'":•:' •-v--;- - r^-^
• Oun-'sendorrer; .W.. Whitcomb H., ,S.: F.
,' Gutt«r.sph, M.,, .y»lenclsi 'r., . Baltimore.
.^.v->i.^3 ; ':'"
■ Hall- RK^epy^ Sherman H.; Chicago. .
.Hallelt. Mai.'. TAwrence,: Mass. .
:Hal.4iead..H('nry, St. Francis Hv. S. F.
•Haminond. Jean, Sky Room, .Milwaukee.
; 'Ha.rn'm.. -Frcii c-p M, . C. A.. Paramount-
'namp, ' jPhnny. Glbspii Hotel;, Clh.-
:Hancork.; Iln'Ban. &-o: M...G.. . A.. Para,
mount Illdg., Ni V. C;. - . •; - '
Ilaii Utr, Al, Lincoln Tavern,; Chicago.
Hand.. Ai-mln, i?lccatiniy T.'. . Chicago,
'. I1arl)rjr- l,"h. State- R„ Columbus.
Harlng. Bnb, 'c-» Bi^un.SwlOk, B. & G..,
70'0 7tli Ave, N.. T. .C. ..-
lljirrnon, D.-iv'p, I.>alrtl<i D'Or, N: Y. C
llarrhon, M., Club Mirador, Washlnrt»Ji^
IlarrlKop. . J,. Ttendpzvous, . Toronto.
Haves, "Kd., Alliarrilira T... N, Y. C
iTavV. lul:. Cfittiay T^a Gnrden. I'hlla.
Jliiy a ltd Coats. Italnbaw Gfrnlcns,
Wltids'ir, (ni\. '
-n.«.!ii>.rnf.'r. ■•KiiiH; B^'nd H,, Hartford.
fU-nlfi-oh. I<'.,.22.«"W. i:jyih Sl.i -N. Y, ,C.
HciikfJ, •J'ol,, 'Ciiplt-..! T., Aydncy, Aii.s,.-
■ licrtsct'll. J.. .«5l.H('-L(ike IT:.- Chlr.aro.
Hoilifrvoaiix, J:.. UliC' ■ 160 .N.' Michigan
Ave . ('hl-'iigc). ^, ,-
Him.l:.(.m. M.., ."tnittord T.. Chlr-agp.
A,,,ll'-i:« ciocttman St.. Pitta-
D'Artil'* biih.. 6.1. 14lli St:, Norwich.
^'i"antzlg. ic. J., ifvi'l Putnam Ave., B'uiyn
l)augli<'rty, Kinory, .Jaiilin Lldn, ArJirji;-
t'.ii H., \Va».liitiKtiiti, 1>: C
lJa\|i!s: n, J .\V,.-.NV'rMlior(> T.'; CIiI'-.tCO, •
Iriiljiiiiii T.. lii.l.atiari'>I-.s;
Ii.ivIh I)'"!'.. Iiiiil<r> ll., c*l,!<..<icn. ..
'uavis. K.iciic. ;'„''i f.:jd st.. n-. v, nty.
D4\l.son, Wa.t, Maiiifitroei T., K. C.
^.Hr-rf^r, John, 1008 ' EllzUbeth PI., Cincin-
""il'.frm.in. Earl, c-o, M, C. 'a., Paramount
lildg., N. Y, C. ■ „ _ ,
H<.ffman. L. G.. 78 Ernst ft., Buffalo. ^
HaIIowcII, B.,: Strand D. 1,1., ■Wilmington,
n'l.lnK"'. Wr'trht. MartlnlqUf U..
' lI<-.ii..tori. C.'i.'i'-'., M<.>iN:<.uih . UeaPh C,
(CoritijiUtd on page 70)
52
VARIETY
TIMES SQUARE
Wednesday, September 4, I929
in
Inaccurate Biographies
Xiloyd (Quaker) JiiOwiJi, author of
•Myths After Lihcoln," collaborator
; on ''Chicago — A Ilistbi-y of. -Its Itop-
Vutatibn," and inspiration for "Mo-
■Puffy's First Reader,", is one of the
; cbu.ntlcss i;{alaban «&. .Kutz .'press
; afonls who': attack tho - ^.thoalri.cril
deiV;ji;thi(>nts';,pf loc-al dailios, .
Born in I^onnsylvdnia. of :\\'hph>-'
somG' -iiarp.nts, i;o\vis' is a ciuakt'r.
■ by-; prbXossion but a lipt-art lov^or
' by; >,riyiroin>jitv.~''lt .%as l»iMin-.
s>4.vania Cracker; \^)ho cpiivlneed Hi
&. : K. "btrieials . that v a nude poster
;n\n^ be.- aiv eyesore - for, the local
.pastors . but.- .a, ''Cloine.' In" .si'giv fpr
•\vandqrinfi' ' ff I^f^.^vi s • tako'i!. thp
posters..' , home, and stands - thGih up
. in his. r pom. He 'stili gets, a ■thrill
out - of ppeninjjr the doPr stiiddeiily
and . playin.ij that h.o ' has entered
the .\yronff..r\)Ghi.'....^- .•
LeVvis. out .quite. a-.widp :S>vath ;lh
SwatHhaorc/'Cpllesro, l\ai; . and caiiVe
to Chlcagp i n tent on , ,ei ther t'7 Iv ihg"'
over : the' Daily .Kfews or .;settin5 a
job; in the stock .yards. So' Lewis
went . to' work. on\ the .News as a re-.
■porter^ ; '■ .- ..;
Fi'om :,th.<}" Ne\ya,^ IJOwis. . w^^^
the- old moji'n'iils Jlijrald!, • .where ..he
eventually started, editings, its' Sun-.
day magazine stipplemerif. it was
the'r.e lie' learned the .t^^^^ of call-'
ins a. i^eGkin^ p^^^ an .orgy, arid-
.of - oaliing a' $3.5-perT:\v'.eek cletk • a
■ mlllipnaire- clubniari. This. Jrain-*
ing has .istpod hiin in good 'steid
throyghout, hi.s years , as a picture.
■ hPuse prc's$ agent;, Tp; him, .no-\v
a . Ipiisy pictiire ...is an.; epic;- Any
working eal ^Wlip goes out witK a
gent rndking more -than $75 . peri
week is j.ust one: of Passion's Play-
things to . Lipyd.
Lewis joined B.. & K. when,
the Ohicagd. theatre- was opened
i.p, 000 acres in Utali, . \yhich he op-
erates by. long ditftahee iti partrier-
ship with a man wlio doesn't have
to travel , in society. Until this
ypar Lewis .used tP .visit .the ranch
every summer, but liad - to di«cpn-
tlnue the trips whon.all th(i B.. ^ K.
bdys ' arid - Mrs, Lewis poinplaiived
■pf the 'ranch, .pdor; .. --;;^
Id remained ever - since; :. His de-
scriptlpn of the , Nprshpre theatre
as the .Weil of LonxilihesSi .if :he had
made , .such- .a . description.^^^^^^ w^^
have been .the tklk of the town.
Once out of his office, Lewis loses
his name and becoines th<fe meekest
of husbands.;; JI^^^ married' to
Katherine Do.ugh^^rtyi secretary to
Blcke'lt of tlie Evening Amierlcan,
and figures"; on placing her; with
Henry Jiistin . Smith of the Daily
News as soon as Bipkett is won
over. Under ,np . condition will he:
let h6r go. near the Tribunfe. .
Lewis owns', a sheep, ranch of
Will Sinj^er hud io ho lite»".iilTy.
•thrown ' -out ' of - tlVe..' . Stat^
before he GonKfrntctl to . take a vn-.;
chtion. : : '\ ' i : '
ITerb KIl i.nbn fg , . L& t . . i)ii'bi leity
.braihs. : sweoV.i?>iT '-tlie cobvycbs : put
somewhere in Wiscoris'iri ; or. maybe..
MIchiijran;- ; . ; ;.
Biitli ''- Racett^, ; • pictiire. ':' hoiife
prima, wejvt Avith the Lauder coin-
pa:ny to .Canada. ^;' \
Trailer, 'ai /Tie. ■ RKO.
.hi)u&e, lasi AoceK., cdrri0. invitation:
f7-oin. RuUy V.allec .to; the' to.
comc' doion -to Viiioii StMion, <fnd.
meet %im iohite He ekan(jc;s ■ trains,
on roiiie' ta Calif Qrriia. Union Sta-
tion is ^ pretty Mg- aiul it 'might
rain. : .
; . Jack' Lavin ie.i:t fp^ Angeles
on busIriesS' ■ Jack , biarned up.: A
couple bt''.;Weeks ago he . spent ;his
ow'n douj^li tp gp - eUt tliere : on . a"
^vacation/' ",•■'.'' ■ : • •^ ■ •■■.';
; : Ashtpn ; StevenSr %lip;V siys lie;
achieved a .rep for honesty 1 h ;
dramatic. critiGisni by pan.n.i.ng • his ;
owri' brother, Landers Steye^^
week ga,ve the. bro a g;OGd notice
for. .his work. in . "Trial of :..lVtatfy..
Dugah,;' film yersipn, - ruiiiinig ' h.is
rep. , • ■;;■' : \.' ■:■ ■■'■■^ ;■ .■. ■■-■•■.■ •■..,•
In a. golf matieh : between Hary.ey .
Woodruff ;and . .Weatbrpbk PegliBpj'
both of. the .: Tribune, Pcgler loist-
with a ..score of . i33p^2. . Tlie half-
point - vvas decided by judges when
Pegier socked, the bail once; in rnid- :
.air. The match ,.wias to see .which
was the. Ipusies.t.; . .
Dancing Maisteri'-. Association in
convention here describes: dancing
as a jneans id .marriage,: Previdm
week the Piano ^Tuners': convention
announced rnuch faihiiu . sickness is
caused by an lintuned piano. Ifext
week thd Banana Growers' Associa-
tion may issue . /statisUcs shelving
the number of moihers in-ldw .sent
to uritimeiy death by a. carefully
mdsplaced peel. :^
BUXING!
Even chefs get tempera-
mental and insist on billing.
jit's now Zani & Joe's, with
Joe, the kitchen mechanica,
spiitting tlie billing along with
Zani ■v.^ho's the heavy :i)oraonr
ality greeter at hia Paric ave-
nue ups'tager.
35 SLEEPING BOMS
ANNOYED COPPERS
A largo collection of liuman flat-.
s;iin , was . brought., to . West Side
iQourt : before' ' jjagistrate -Edward •
Walsh. Youths, and men .ranging
f rom ;1:7 to 7Q were rounded up • on
this l: R. . "T:; pia.tf orm at West 42d
sti'(?et. ;.■■;•..' ■:•^.■■■ • : '
Thirtyvfl'ye; in aU- Uhsli.ayen for
daiys :-a.n}i. : some- bewiskeced' were
nondesgnpt :in dross". .Thej^ carried
"beds," ' coilcctlpn .. of newspapci-s.
The : mob suns ■ ali day in Bryiint
Patk .and midnight. they trek to the
platform. . '. ^ :'/■:':
Complaints have bebh •made tP
thb Interborbugh. Special OfRcers
LQUijs Abrarhs and ;Hugh v O'Cphnor
.\Yer?!. > assighed , to: make the . haul.
With other cops they Isurrouhdbd
the Ijorde; ■ All . were . gho'ring aiid.^
Ippiced; like Mr. Ziero's Army.
Peeved ' when.. 4.i'c>Us;ed, they sal-
yaged. theif beds and brought thprn
to court.. ^ They told tiie magistrate
they came froiTv .Nova Scotiai' Canv
ada,- Oklahorna . and ppints south;'
V ""V'i'^e .'can't ' get ^^vprk,''. they phpr-
uSed, The icpurt'::warned them, and:
stated if they were brought in again
he' would-; keep them stbidy on 'VVcl-
'tare Island. .He suspended senteT>ce.
.. ;HPme\yard bound ' theatreigoers
have compiained they were forced
to junip acrpss the forms of tiie
derelicts, . :The "bunis" promised;
they would, quit ^ sleeping on the;
platform. . ■; .
Chatter in New York
Helen Hoerle la sitting In" .for
publicizing Anderspn'a "Almiahae.'''
Lola Werscl, assisting Lynn Fiarr
npl. . '
lid Garyey,- ex- Notre Came,- writ-
ing, book on foptbtill. . ; .
:. Don' Clarke'.s . npvei • Is '^Louls;
Berettl.'' It'^s about gahgst6rs. .
Ga.ston Bell returnsJ ijrpm Europe
^Sei)t.. ■'■■ •■ ■
: Buddy - .Byron back ; early .from:
Skpwhegan.' • ' . - . ■ . ; '
;:Betty Darling has opened a hat
shop. . . ^ ' ;'•.:-.. •.';'. : -
.Bonnie -Biackwood - and Martha
Mtickay back from Parijj.,.
I'^'rank . J. Noxiiicj Miami band,
leader,' in to wii.-. .. . ; .
; , jack Renault , in town malking the
■rpimdsV.
will Vodery ' has nvade 17 round
Strips to ■ Eui'Ppe; .
: Harry Dchnar will toboggan .out
to the coast next Aveek. ; ■
A''ing Fuller and the Graphic haye
discpnnfectedi : .. : . '
The Crying Goldmans hilve bought
:baek the Castlllian Royal.
After 11 years, Al Ansbaehei' has
,$hfived his .jiiustaohe.. . .
; It. : was Joe Frisco who sold
Gebrijes Carpcntier the idea of havr
in*, his nose abridged. ;
Ray -BPyer, ■ the ' druggist's.' son,
iiaving oibtalnjed his flying . license,
took off for Cleveland.
Lou Schwartz has affiliated .with
Tony Siiayne in the lalter's booking,
billce.-.- ; ^"■'■' .. ■ ■. • . '■ ;■',•
George' Givpt may leave"Sketbh
Book'* . tO; do ; talkier " for ; James
CrUze.- ■>.;■..!.■•, ■■■ '-■''■.]'
Billy Rose, grew the spinach, on
his upper lip ; to Ipplf older put on
the coast. V
. John Maxwell, of ''Almanac" (Not
the hotel), is :a grand, nephew, of
•BuIta.lo Bill Cody. .: ■ . :' ;—::;
Helen Mencken : is now in New
NEW YORK TH EATRES
NEW-AMSTERDAM
ErlnnEer, jpililhitliam. & zlcgfeldk. Mg.' Dir.
MaU. Wed. j( Sat.— 458 Seat* at l»
EpDlE^CANTOR
tf ZIEGFELD
' LAUGHINQ
SENSATION
'""WHOOPEE
ZIEGFELD Thea.. 64th St. & Cth av.
MATS. THVtaS. & SAT.— lIAtr VRiCE
ZIEGFaO SHOW GIRL
with DOROTHY STONE
. CI.AVXaX. JACKSON & PL-K.\NTK
RFI ASPO '"'''''!-. irnay & 44 St. Eves.
»j:,lLi^^\^V;a.:50.;^ MiilV ;TliursM. Sut,. ' 2:30
DAVID lBI?r-A.SCO rrcBciits
sa
II
Jfi-iiew. Coinedy. bf .•Laurciive: J&. -joliiifjoii
•fcARt'^CARROLL.;^
■ Mats. .Thursdiiy ft-nd Siitiirday : ■ -:
EABi. C'ARKOUi!S
'^SKETCH BC)OK?'
: New. Revue -of LaURli.-j nn-d 'UoautlcsB '
by UDUlB CANTOR
FeaturlriB WILT. MAHONSY. WILLIAM
D£MAI{K.«;t. ^ TIIREK SAILORS, 60
,-JiftIZE BEAir^TIES.
St y .:: / — — — — — — — ' ' ■ ' ■
pf . A VMf>t I^F ' 4flth - St. . Evi. 8:r,o:
irLs/\ l n\JU>Si-* Milts. Wudv, Sat:; 2;3n
STREET
SCENE
2ND BIG WEEK
Mctro-Obldwyn-Miiyct' All
' ■ V TaJklng-^Slngliig— Uaiiclne
THE'"
BROiU)WAir Itt EiflWY
CHAS. KING, AiyiilA .PAGE. BESSlk- LOVE;
Mnnimntli .St-»go- .'^liavv— Dixie: Derby, wfth Clicittcr
Hnlo Olrl."!; Cnpltollnns: CnpUol Urahd Ordirsirn,
'Vaslia Itunclmk, cond. . ■ i
Kpoii COOL nt the RefrlRcrnted
C* A OiT/^I B'way & Rlet St.
^/^Jr 1 1 KJLt MIdnlRht Pictures
Nlthlly at 11:30
SMARK
TRA
N. Y..:and Brooklyn
I don TALKING
THBILLING
SEE &
II E.\lt
M
nD
oklyn;
MEIGHAN
■ 111 "THE ARUYLE CASE" V
. ComlnB rJlID.VY, Sopt. 0 ;
"THE HOTTENTOT"
.WUIIe,<;ollier.'g:1<;amoti8 Statist' rittr
50th' St. and 7th Avt.
Dir. S. L. Rothafel (Ro)(y)
ROXY
AII-TuIkliiff William Fox Movietone lilt
THE GIRL FROM HAVANA
with LOUA LANE, PAUL PAGE
EN'TIBK ROXY ENSEMULB OF URO
& Aiisrmented OrcIi6stni of ftiient . ArtlRtn
DIldnlKlK Show Every Day at 11:30 !>. M.
W:arrier :.Pr6s.;and -Vitaphbne .
Singing-Dancing Pictures :
GOLD DIGGERS
of MbADWAY
winter
Garden:
B'way •& :
SO SI.
Dally, ■ 2:45,8 ;45
Siini, 3, 6i 8:45
AL JOLSGN
in "Say It With
MIdnlte Sli0\v Snf., 1W5.
,»»
Warner Brc-s.
Thoa., B'way & 52 St.
Daily, 2!45," 8:45
Sun., 3, 6, 0:45
MNDTIiSQUARE
: . -Baked Ice CreatHi Melts
. ' Baked ice cream provinB' too: hot as a summer tempter flopped in
Times Square, but. may be revived when; it gets- colder. The gag was-
ah ice cream fllled tart .. topped": viri th and placed under
bo'wi. shaped electric stove for browning. ■ The demonstrations Were be-
ihg; made in three spots around the. Square .i-eported flnanqed by the
cpmi>iany. manuCacturihg the electric bilkers. . ;
With little .encouragement given, the racket.,- the shops passed out.
aft;er ia.. month's -.try; ■■ ■;■'/■'■'
. Free Mpvietphe Show .Again oh Squar^
Fox :M6vietoTje bpipth '^sp^^ in TimeS: Square at 47tlv strept .and
Broadway will participate in, the lyrayoralty campaign of Mayor James
Walker and .the DeTriocratic ticket, . Synchronized speeches by Mayor
Walker and: running mates will, be alternated, -with vaude shorts, and
other, featuresi It will again give 'Tim'es Square a free show. . ' .
' Altliough the I)emocratic ticket is practically set rto-w the: MpVietpne
booth -will -ript be' installed until after the primarie's the latter part of
next .month. : "
Faro Bank Netted $250,000
. Faro . bank, the best game for a man to play in a gambling joint, ac-
cording to pro gamblers, isome plays being an, even bet as the cards,
drawn from a meta'l box, near the bottom Of the deck, still has the
gopd old law of averages working in favor of the" hou.sb. One of the
faro banks operating at»Saratpga with two tables running nightly finished
aboiat .$250,000 in front when the. seaison -^vouhd up Saturday. Nick the
Greek, biggest plunger around these days and a drawing card fpr any
gam ))1 ing house, was. the biggest loser, dropping close to. $75,000.
Faro, bank usually js a. separate concession at the casinos, the. house
being in for a jipi'centage of the gross winnings.
; Juice Jpiht:C!eaning ,Ut> .
Juli\i-s' juice joi.rit at Brpadway and 46th •street is a mop lipi Crowds
hanging arpuiid waiting tP buy its 5-10 di-irtks ai'P as large as those that
watched the Lucky. Strike; demonsta-ation for ;nothing when the. cig;iiret
started its street .floor factory at Broadway , aiid 45th. : ' .
.. Thp Julius, orange drink with a hiixture or so is an importatioh from
th;^ west, . l^ayiiig; , $26,000 for ;the./c the.;Ujiited Cigars .moved out
.oi Vathcr th.-in tp:^ thdt amou-nt for around. 60 :square feet/ the Julius
rush has affected all of the bther IG or more drink stands, in the Square.
/Barney Bt\\ed Agatin
vl'^^ Stager's .billing is back in 'I'imes. Square after "yvhaleh through
his inspectors bpppsed any of the cops getting publicity in the New Tork
Journal's pppiiiarity. contest for the gendarmes.
, l?arnoy*$ billing in an especial large .<5ign, paid for by the Journal. Is'
that •he's ."father .;0f 13 children." . This should innuence plenty of
votes for him and that Journal's new autorhoblle. he's, after. ' " . ■
Johnny O'Connor was telling IjO'uis
-Sjab.al=ttia.t=i:t=w?ii«c=unw4>se-4;p^H*p^
good gag with l)ig words! ' "You
spoiled one of Frisco'?' cracivs the
other day when you said Octoge-'
narian In.stoad of old nian," said-
Johnny. "Your readers doii't un-
derstand $2 words." Frisco came in
at the moment and said: ''No; they
don't even understand the 75c ones.*'
Ono of the contestants in the Xationar Air .iRaces at Cleveland last
week was Lieut. Cfporge T. Reynolds, attached to the "Saratoga," n'aval
airplane, carrier, who, is a Mm of . ''J )rtd'' Reynolds, former actor, now
owner and manager of the Hotel Maryland, one of the popular Times
.Sq:ua:UC=:host<tlr-ios=^e-ater4ng-=niaiivly=-t^ V . ■
Increasing Columbia's Depth >
When Radio Pictures start transforming the Columbia, N. T„ Into
a modern picture house it .will also extend its. present depth by adding
the space occupied by the St. Regis restaurant on the West 47th street
side. ;
In taking over this place at cv fancy figure Radio Pictures will add
.'something like 20 feet to the present Columbia depth. ' .
York taTcing thinga easy untii },»
legit season ojiens,
Wililani Williams has been sing,
Ing in concert In Connecticut sum-
mer, coionios. '.
. Jini McKoviren Is in from the
coast; on Keith's .pay roil. Former
Wife declares, in again :f or a Share, • :
:. . .Torn Webster,'' the - famed 1^^^
cartoonist, rbvefr here, with a coast
stay on the route.''
■ lii. 'the Harlem',
party ■ enters, a waJter wi'ii gay,. "I'li;
talie <;are of the body." ^Meaning he
wants theni at -his . table.; :
■ :'i*empci:ainehtal;- .'outbursts "^^^^1^^^^^
tweon the Glorias (Albert 'ahd Ade-
iaiCte). . forced. Vivian Hart tp- re-
simio. as .a Single. ;
. Mary . Hay's'. husband, . David .Vi- :
vien : Bathy tiransXetrod :frpni : the
Mirror to the ' Kcws ^nd jjot out
: a. headline story the lirst :hi^ht,'
Cicprge • Giimoro,- colored poi\tet:
and; night -vvatchmafi in Loew's State -
building, ha$. one son at Dartmdiitli
.Gollbge', and .aiiptlier at Amhoi'st;
.' Gioi'^ia Sw'anson.: reported to hav«
tiiei . intriguing wardrobe of 'varir*.
hued pajamas .extant. Bbugiit Ihbin
•abroad;'.;'.-^' •■. ;;'i • ■'/ '-. .:--.''-:'; /
pari liealy : will play pai t ; of ; a,
irepbi'ter ■:iri' Jeannie' Eajgels': next
picture. , Dan Is using: the monicker
pf.:k Variety reporter. : . '
. Broad way duclc. JxUnters. polish.,
irig off ; the guri.s and greasing .tjie
.bhrrels for. the • ganie ' se{i.5bha'
■^premiere... :•'
. Sam, the oplbred; stage carpenter
of tH.e LaFayette theatre has two
■Packards vyith a chauffeur for. each.
How have you. beehl
• r^rances .'Wililanis real last name
is Jbllineclc. She . changed it bdi
cause the kids at school "used to
call her" jelly Neck."
... J^mniy Cannon would rather siif-
iCeir with his. rheumatism than carry
the ;; canb , .he recently i)bughti
'Couldn't igtand the kidding, • : '
. !Rail Carrdil has a big ordei" to
fill. iobking for that girl with a f.ace
Tike ICriapp's and a yoicb like Segal's
for 'rVahitios:" '
jack Moran .of the Chateau Ma-
drid khpckcEid oil the August Heck-
scher Foundation press job. Now he
is night clUb Pi. a. by night and
philanthrbpicai p. a. by day..
Fellow parading the stem i:Cith
self-winding . wrist watches thai
operate hy movement of the arin.
has gone so dimzy he's been bobbing
Jiis head: for siv months hopirip' to.
g.et his brain goiriff. ■
When the -iilpyds, Eddie . and
Helen, left for St, Paul last week to
start a long season of trouping; they
packed' little junior along. Less .than
a year old. . . . .
IBilly ' .pierce :idusied off h.is.. high
hat. and cane and. >yith lils Wife and^
Billy,: Jr., went down to Atlairitib
City last week to attend the Js'oifroi
Elks • convention. :
' Eddie C Lark, has visions of oil
cbming/f orth in gushers on his prop-
erty in Los Angeles, Jimmy M.ad-
ison, living on the place, thinks he
sees sigrisj. '
:No high-hat about Bobbe Ai'istf
who, thoiigh she has reached star-
dom, still lives in modest apartment
at Mansfield' Ha;ir and tobts alohg
the:main stem in a new flivver.
Barbara : Baroiindcss, who quit
showgirling- to sell printing,' making
three times the dough .selling cvll-
ing cai'ds to the nigiit roundci;.s and
-nienus to the restaurants.
Gilbert Scido.s, now dramatic critic
:pf the Graphic, will conduct .12' lec-
tures at tbe I*fcw Sciiool of S^ooial.
Resea rch on ' "Sa tisf ac ti oh i n the
Theatre/' i
: Norman Kerry ivas.m. c. of a hot
.Park- avenue party, the oilier night. .
'Steady stream of Brofidioqy idient:
flowed, m the apartm-cni until n^^
the. next day. . Kerry went Ao .ilie
partif : Acnsjiaved to .give it atinos-'
fCphtinuied bn^i^age. 04) ' ; . :
MEYER GRUSMAEK
V "The Theatrical Jeweller"
'Special dl.scounts to" the profession.
Choice collection of cll.iinQhUa.: Jcwola,
prociou}) .stones, odd Blfts, . novfH'f •
ptc. An unusual feature (?f our aorvtce
ia KXACT COPIES.: of ORIGINALS..
Situnt>d In tlie Iloiirt of TimpH Soiinre
0» WEHT 4S<I .ST.. N. V. C,
- •' . Clllckoriiik' K<U.t . ■ -
'.\ltout fi >iVf>rle<'t«iV jnsiit(iti(in .
The t'frhonc IJootli" Classic
[ "THE SPECiALlSr'
I .By CHARLES (CHIC) SALE
Over ieO.OdO Copies Sold; Last Tw.o
■ ■ Months .
[( . On Sale -at
.MRS. GERSON'S TEA ROOiVI
1688 Broadway, I>I. ¥.
Wediies jay, Sgpteinb er 4, 1929
Stories by Jad Gopray
1090 onward. Jack Conway wrote a series of stories appearing
Ff?"*. 11^^ Ely the stories dealt with basebafl and prizp . fights
»^ ^*['i^d Dug?: This' series is repi-inted weekly. Story below appeared
t^^^^:^' 1921. ^^"-^
TIMES SQUARE— SPORTS
VARIETY
53
COUPLE OF B' WAY GES
MEET AND TAL^
Eddie Mead Slips in Hunripier
: Instead pMet-U^
■ . ' ' ■ '" . Syi^'tcuso; Jijria '22
'■ jDear. Chick: ..;
■ \ve staged an ^pon air bbxin
■■ ^hbW up Mionday and Tom{it6
got an awful pastin from a guy
- ^namcd mCL' Liix that.^IiJddie IJ<:a(l
. brousht VP
COCKTAILS WON
■ SoivinBT cross-wprd puzzles
kt .jv/-drlnking ■ restauran t*^« .b
lb' the inspiratioh of Alexandei:;
ttocktailis; was one yourig rriah's
solo .idea of preocoupat-iori.' :
XJitimately he had to give ^vip-^
the , X-wbrd pijzzles •. as. 'the
epcktails won oiitv . ' . ' • . . ... ..
PICTURE PARTIES AT
PEBBLi6EA(llATCHES
Gor*
. rtn" s u r e • -tlui^
• Lux •Wuz {V ring^-
. .er arid 1. want
you to nose
. around "SariV and
;:Ahe.^s clgay
' .store and; see- il
jiead. .db'rit ..tip.
: Jiia nrit. • / ■ ■ .
i wired-i Eddie
. at the liist minV
Ute to ..bring up
• a soft, il.gh.t-.
. weight as : .To'^
matpV' wasn't in
•■•he shape.., for ;^
tough .brittle, and
they would - dp .a*
nice . JjO • roAUid;.,
walti! for th^ '■■■/'■:■:■■'■'■':■.
folks and nobody injured. .
■ 'll^dd'bibws into' tb>vn with tills
Lux bird .who' certainly Ippkbd like
a hanger for my spclcer byt. yoil
jievcr can tbU a book by it.s.,adverr
: -ti^in ■ rates: : They;^ Avere . tWe star
bout and iattei*. a few pork aiid beap-
ers bad beat, ail the" air put . of the
• ball park tryiw to hit each: • other
■ they trptted put, Tpmatp and Lux
I told Eddi<^ "just befpre the bell
not to let. Lux\dive uiitii after the
• fifth roiind as 1 >yanted to, give the
saps a ruti for; their jack.,, .He
latighed and. said; dont .be suri!)rised
. if ; lie dbnt: di\^ at iiiil
i . dldn't pa:>^. ho' attontion tp this
lor Mead- is , always brag-gin abpiit
• his fighters when, everybpdy knows
he's the lucldest' in the ..world. fPv;
gfai>bin guys who :lgrp out and cop
for Jiim. ■ Well this Lux gvy cer
■ . tainiy ' siappod Tomato around- in
•the Arst found, and ^Jcad y.ellin for
•; me :.lb get ready to catch. ■.Tomato
. ^ Pn .tiie. first bo
in tiie. third- round- Lux .copped
':. . Tomato on the; button and tlie blM-
ies Vpuid have sung cppIcpq fpr him
• onliy I had the prcseticc of mind to
puil the . bell a minute ahead pf
■ time endin the reund. -IVteoxl made
• a terrible- bfee " about ;me cuttin a
round shbrt and I a.5kcd him where
.'was the set up he promised to brinjg
'■■• -yp/: ;■ \ ,'-
. .. ■ -ilead tPld me tliat Lux was tryin
tp lose but that Tematp was such a
tramp Lux cpuldn't help winriin.
Can you boat that? I tpld Tomatp
to keep covered up that this Luk.
guy knew he had caught him put of
shape and was tryin to knock his
brains, out. TOmato . wanted to bitbj
scratch-, and kick to : make^ a fight
out of it ijut I was afraid, the gang
wouldn't starid fpr it f.pr they were
, j^M; stucit_^qn t^
I,n thb sixth round I told 'irom.ato
to run acrpss.-.tiie' ring arid paste
. Ijiix us he was. 'gcttiti ttp off his
■ stpol. .ThCAkid done just a.s I to?d
..him and hung Mr.- Lux across, tiie
tpii rope in his cOfn.er wlicre. lie
slashed, him. lip. good ;fo.r aboiit a
• ■ ' riiiri'u te /b ut " i t w a ifiash' in • the
■ . pah^ f or th is . hi rd • cbu Id take . i t 1 ikb
. licjor Rpdei
lie comes but of the stornv .<!milln
and lit into .Tomato .with a^ right
,.: cross that I-. felt over In, the Corner
; Th.c.'wny . he ..sriieared: my feller- , tip
wbiild have made a bull Tight look
•. . like; a crbqxict match.. All through
•thjsMead kept errtckin wise about
cover up Lux, "ho aint hleodin, he'.s
sOiUin, and a lot Of n-nre cracks
that I Will make hirn eat sbbrier or
. S later, yovi mark my jWord.s.
. ^- . If !.■ had . wired Frank^ Bagley • 1
'.know. he. Avovild have ■ brought up
SQLri(-.; -.-^at_ub„aTid:ji,pt,:-a-mtD.:io-ut^^^^^^^
• , >. •.'■pel ;Monte, pulif.,:.:'Septvr3
. - ilolly wood- moH'cd in' oii Del >ionte
and I'bbbie l->each w'ith more, than.
300 mehibers Of thb -filhy colony" on
hand. to^. witness the ■^■Natipniil Ama- .
teur Golf ; , T6urriamen% - ..opening
■Sunday. \- ''V ... ■ ' 'y.
y jes.se Lasky has. leased -a hbusfe at
rebble Be^ach fo.r^hb. week.'.it^^^
ibbks ■ tiip:. famous . He- i^
paying ;$:i/5.p^^ period and
as' g;uests has.'^r. 'and-;Vi!S- : A;It)crt
.Kaufman; , . arid • • jules FurthniaJi
Harold; Lloyd alsb^ has taken a hPUse
here for- ; a ' weelt. .. Joseph • ^1;
%hcnck is. h.ete. with .a ,par.ty.^
ence .Brown .flew, here frbni . Los ■An-
geles tp. attend, with ptherson hdnd;
Matt a;hd ewert^MoPte;. Frank ; Joyce jf
Alice Joyce;-. ' Arthur Bern.stein,
Chai-ies ■ .Irwin, . Alan Htvie, ] Billi'e'
Dpv.e, , arid Victpr HeerniaLri. .
HoiwaVd . Hughes strained, a, li^,-
ameni'iri his arriii while playing with
the result- he has withdraWrt frerri
thetpurriament,
Abbut; 150, teed off in the Qual -
ifyirig rounds Suinday and- '.■VV.cdh;«!S-.
day.-.' ;■'. ; ■. ■'■.v'-; .'' •' ■-■ .•■,'
Around lO.OM are . expected in the
gallery, ^vith number ' figured- :dou-.
liled; . . on." ■ semi-final and ; firial.
matches. ■
; Bobby Jones is the sole .toi)ic Pf
of. CQriVer.<3ation with, the chanvpipn-
ship practically . conceded l)ef6re
matches begin. He; broke course
-record of 72 in exhibition round by
shootrrig : C7 arid is figured to ; av-
erage arpurid par during' the match;
; Tiibviglv Jon backers are a.skT^
ing" two to one on him again.st the
fieid, it is diffleulf to get any re-
spPh.se.i ,Avith- mbst betting being
even money lie cleans up agaiii'-
Hellp ■ Lli/ ■ what're . ypu
■Avorkih'? .; ' ■' " ■
■Nb, I'm. ript •wpriiln', i'm' movln'Ht
niovinl' to an ^" ele'vatP*' apai'tnient.'
'l?ut i gpt. tp get a jpb, I Tieed; dough.
Look, .Lii, Joe -gave me dozen
1 of these'- Btpbkihgs-=-^$3;50;-. A^^^^l^^
when I wais . put cheatliV. oii: him.: ;
liow^s every thing, and Jdo ? . ■
. Say,. I'm thinking of frettinp.-mar-^
l.rled,. :i)ut he' dpri'^t:-k.nb\v a.lvout "it.'
i'nrx; waiting for my future- mptherr
ih':;la'w how. I . ; ;" : \-^-. : • ' ,-..'
■Wh{tt.;ia'!g1ri. I-.bot ■ the phi . iady
hasydbiagh!'' - ■ ' -.- '■ ;■''.■; 'v. " .- . • '
Yeah, J think sp. ■\V.'ilt'li ;y.i.)u sec
her; .siie 'looks as yoiirig as . ihe.
Maybe shb isn;:..t bift hw^ . ■
Teah, that's what i'iri nfra;id of.
Sayi listen', I need 71 .■joiv bhly T
haven't got any coistuinei*.;.. 1 can't
aisk the boy ifriend .fbr'-irioriey for
Costu.Anes'. I lost the .ot-hei;s li.e paitV
fpri-. . ■ .■ ":. ' "' ■■. ' ■■. ■.;■■■ - ■: ■
0o through, his.ppekets;; that 5\ih^^
stealing. ■- '■; ;;.■•;
That:.|jiiy knows every nickPl.:i
hls'vpahts.'.- ; ; ; ;;■' " ■•^■.'- :.- •' -. ■
: . ; Sa,y, where'd; you; get. the;, ei.^ar-
■e'tte:;.lightcr Lii— ybiir ,init -it:
and every thiTi&? ;';; ■ ;/ ';\- ^ -. : • :
. 0 nusMal Newspaperrnarr. ..
.A ■ ne^wspaper f e.llpw .give, it tor ri>v
.~7-he ^called, me Lillian^tbok .m'b but
tp sSveli pia.ceS^yOu l<-ndw -was .nut.^
on. the prpfessibn-T-he'd h.o-ve : to go
jjack . tp . the .; -rievvspaper p.tn ce you
kiiow^ and ; hb say.^ here's. $.1.0, ■ gist
yourself sbhife liinch
GAMBLINa OVERHEAD
Average weekly pyerhead of
the lux u r i o u s. gamerppms
>Yhioh pporated in Sipu-atoga,
along . the Jersey , co?tsl aiid in
some bf the ' Lpng .Island, re-
sprts during the stmimer bpuld
hardly have been' /Ifiss ..; thiah;.
$10,000; ' ^v;x., . -. ; :- ■. :•-■;.•;..':: .' .
Some • of ; the spots, . had -^s
hiany ^Vs 30 dea)ei> caeh dra
Ing $30 {i da-y'- •' . ' ■
Gtli\>r heavy.' ..expense.s ; are
;eritertaln(prs- :arid inside -mhI
outside ^proteetlbn, , - ; -
ACeUSEDOE
CHOCOLATE lliCKY BOY
COPPING FROM SINGER
"What Do' You Think of the
Decision?'* Heard Around
Polo Grounds
•• Flo i lai-t'' and; Alice ; VuUv ar
rested in ■ <?ohnoctiuiv with-, -the s.av
Ug'e iiS.saiiU .oil- tfjiurlattc Bui'k.e, dir.
vbvbee- and"nlodoI, of vthc; .Kinev«pn
rtotel, ::'v>-ht'iv: the yii-tim wub'- liv-
liigv will .prdhiibiy^ '-l.ia vp a lifariixg
!i'n . Wi'St ..Sido';:.O.oui't " ioin.o-rrbw
iThursdiiy), ;. licfoie . tVIagistratc
CJeOrge JOWaUl. ; \ ■ ■ . ' ■
.; Miss •a3uiike ;is' still: ■bciullji.ed to .t\\(>'
Mfd^lcrtl Arts, -trajiitari-uni, ; She is.
said;.'to; be !iv:il'f«^'>'irig- fi'^K'''^ sevoriU
frivbtlir'ed^. ribs, niuitip.le. lacerations,
arid he'i". ey;es "ai'e r6i)brted-.iiri{)a'ii'ed
as k resuit; of .tlie; assdflit; ■;;;-..■ ; '
. l^ieut; ' ^^^lller ; llbiirigan . and - IJo-
tective .J»>0 .FitZKe^i-aldj Pf . the "\\ A>st
.•17th. ' "s.trfict . s ^liss
iravt ' in ■ an .aivu-tmCMitVi" ^^''.oon-
.i.Lav..^ , . i wich 'Village: Three ^ hplu^s. ■ later ;
yeah,^.and.Cif bpurse.you'd^^e^^ DetQct;iye Jim I)c«f;irai'^i;; pf the. West
worth. ; ■ ; : ^- '.csth ' .strebt. : sta:tibn, ' locate Miss
Say, ..listen. :I'BPt :tp. .w"rit.e a; Ict-d^y^^^^ .at Brpa:dw"ay and 47th .street
ter. My. cpusln- . bought a^^ ^P^^^ tvwo niale cpmp'cinidrts. '. ';
SMITH biSCHARGED
RepPrted Settlement W ith Calmeta
FriesSe. on . Charge.
oh the recommendation of the
eorporiition ceuri-sel -the chivrge
ajjairist ."Walter Smith, ; actor, f o.r-.
incrly in- "New-a-Days," which,
clpsed rcceritly at the Fprrest, bf
being the father pf aii unbprn bhild.
tb Calmeta Friessev actres.s, pf 242
■^''est 49th street, •was dismissed in;
Special ^essipns., It. is understood .a
settle.ment had been reached put Pf
court between, the con'iplainant and
Smith. ;;
The arrest of Smitii ocPurred two
weeks ago when; & warrant . was
served on hirin after the first act of
the i>lay liad bbcrt completed. Miss
I?riespe alleged ^nrtith had left her
aftfer learning pf iier; bond.it ion. :'
Bf-nny Leonard like this fat ^guy
Mr-aa did. And the- worst bf it is
that the fan.s got .sp stuck on Lux
they want thlm back in a return
bout.
The fight Wont the limit with me
.''avin Toinato twice by pullin the
boll Avhile .hb was on. the floor. To
niato hasn't .fiiten nothin but soup
since thc;\yittie for ho couldn't mas
■ .w-aht you, : Miss- Vale," ;said De-
was on my way to the .detective bu-
i-eau," said Miss Vaie.
She waTited. tP; send it'-.l^^ but. all
she. .cbuld; get Vwas - another pirmp. l:farari!""'L>Pn't get excited^ pllicer, ' I
Says she'd paid/. $f20<r and. rip;\Y
wa.nt rbferences .tpb;-; .
Why didn't she "warit the piartp?;. ., .-, . - ; ,
Oh^' sdie: thought sh^ :was' hroke ■ -T^henboth women wer^ arraign -
hiShjyjettiS^^arri^. and going ed in. West Side ^"''t before -Ma^-
rKve ;P^'Weit iDnd ^ivenue::. ; :li?trate . >Valsh, Flp sphbed.
: Listen., I met Valelnb the pther day h'^^ ^"^'V^^?!'"^^ ' "i"!^
on the- sti-eet^ She m^^ bulling: me jocular remar^<s to the scnhc^ rh^
•abbut her trip, abroad. She had:pn Uvere- released en bail. . When .Miss
f ^2 ?Ss?^ .I^ays;- did you get kale was arrested she ^an to J^^m
thfit in Paris?. . . the, detective bureau and :embraced
'Whf\t''s her. act like' ribw ? ■ M^*?* .. .
Well, she .sings rotten and dances "Don't .cry, baby. We will be. out
iPtisy. • shprtly. This i.'i just a • truriiped. up
■VS'hat .aiiput the Hawaiian' mini- charge,'' said Miss Vale. Both are
her? blondes, T^lb' trill arid heavy; Miss
.Anybody ban gb Ha'wiFih don't ivaje, slender and gpPd looking;
know . how she . gets by. . . .
Maybe she's ;a:g.bod mixer.
. Sure.; Some rhixer. . YPU khpw
she -iirayed' in thit. cafe in Newark,
for sb iPng that she nipved pvev
there. ' ' • . ' ' .
Listen, Li), here -cemes my nipth-
ei'-in-law now.
Is that 'her? • She's:©.. Ki'. kid—
his mother f d bb .saying.. If she
isn't^: br:cak her iii lialf.;
;,^;v:py;-JAC'k:\PULAS'Ki-.-;-. - " :
..' ■i^iggest. outdpbr bbxing '-card. pf.;;
the' sbaspn ;'wfts: .staffed last; Thurs- • :
day ;at the Giants' -; ^xir . park; •ivheii; ;
Kid. Chopplat^!, pf :;Cub;v- received. . ,;
thb debislbri- Pver Al .Siriger, of ; the ; ,.
^h'onx. Mjuiy; squawks'; over: the
strit, .e.xcept^ f rbrii th.e ' .H'a r-Iorii 'CPTt-
■tihsViif,' >The little, inbii in -drawing .; ,
nearly - a .quarter o -.li million for
a.' nou'-ti tie ScrAp' set - a ' box' otfice
-riH-brdV .^^.ra ■ t^^ ■ ; ;' '- -'\'
. Ai' I or . ■liuyipbries Vi 'a'isod - the- arm ,
of the iiitib' ebpny, ■boxer .aigriiifyiriief.; ^
his ■'vvin,.: eyeiTbody. at the' ringside ^
•Ktiijiaed ..asking, each, ■bthel; il6^^^ ;
.'dbi'i.'-'iori.- t!Lir.he.U.- biit that way ? ..
; xiMaiYy, ihclii.dlTig bfllcialsi liad the
-sa'me- dirfcu-encc.. pr;bpinioii. . ■t),n.e p£
the .•jiidges .did e'i ve . the (.vgiitcst tP;
•iin],'iM>; . A.i\ ^ eJipei'-t.- coniil'ected with
the tMtrderi.admittOd .it- w;ts a-mild;
liphtef^t ai-id.ia;bad •■decision. ■■;■; . . ,
\\':'[ 'Deni't; :^et-; .dh"';Fi.ghts;; ;•.
"IMie.- .C.:hocoia-te-Singer. affair '.i^ran .
(•xjrin))]e b^ -wl-iy- pebp^ shPiild' hot
Irety bri :':ilglit^, :made; .^j>ertlnerit . . ;
wheiv tiiey ^cannot 'beliey^^^
cye.s; . The ; odds - .\Vbre- bh A'l and
tliby i)i;ol.i;iiny wi^l be' wlVpn the b .
'liiflit- afeain . this. •\Writeiv .in the. .Ga:r.-:
den.'. ■ ; : ;;■'■;;■.■■; ■.'•.:;''^ ■:■ ;■ ■'■..;.; ..-, :•-
'Die pr.fporidersvnce. pf.'the fans';
oi^iinipri is bbst derno:!.it;trated by . ■
what happened aftor' the .main,
event, the .serni-fihrii . lO-rpurider;
between. K id Berg' arid: ; $i)vid; Me^,:-, ;
ers tht-n staged.- J.^erg,. the Briglisr'H^
Harry (Jrob, ' hit . Meyer.s : 10 . tb l; ; .;.;
When the bell rapg at •l.lVe ;: finish; "..
the mob caus^tically yelled; '.'Meyers! . ; ;
Mcyei-sr" llpwcver, . -the ; judges: ;
coukV not call the . wrong ;turn: the , ;
GIVEN TWO DAYS
Walker's Tirbes .Square H'dquarters
. Headquarters for what is termed
the 'Theatrical Business Men's As.sp
elation for .■Jim-my- Walker'. f oiv nia y or .
has ^ becii established in Harry Cop-
per's insurance efllce in the Ghurch-
hiii. building ,a"t 1 CrG :i5rbadway. . ,
ticate a "cream . puff , his jaws a pc- S(
.sore. ■ ■ ■ ■ .. .J,-.
; As sbbn as ho sriap.s out oC it 1 rii
gpin tP' start • him. trainin and
match him right back . AVMh ■thi?
soaiiy gtiy and; if he dont take, hini
I'll punch ; i'bu iri; the- nose at . 3
.piclock some afternoon in front 01
Macy's. wlndbw.;
-But dpnt forget tp .snKik ar'.tuinl
to Sam and Abc-$ for I can; iust
Jhnn ,r-^Ica, J_tLJlin_t]uy; flr.(;k
if. Gertrude: Kderle,. cha:iiiriol sMVim-
mer, cpiild ■ see how her father, and
uncle, Jacob, bPlpgria magnates, 110
Anj&terdam aVe.nuei drdbbcd 'VValtcr
Peter-.seh, ip, . Sweclish sailor arid
meriiber pf the brew bf the steamship
."Drpttningholm," she. -^yeuld be hap-
py. What a licking Petcr.spn gpt fPr
Charies Entratta, alias ^ Charles I bring lortdbd and creating disorder
Green, ' indicted With Jack (Legs), neair popp<\ Henry and Uncle Jake's
Diamond for the double, murder . bologna .^hop.
■which occurred; in the iipiSjy Totsy : Henry, Uncje Jacob .and Gcr-
night plub, . Broadway and :52d trtid.e.'s "»notlrer; were PUtside ; the
street, July 13, last, pleaded' riot I gj^op. The place isvin the heart of
guilty before Judge..Jbsephai'. MuU [ g^n JuaLri^^H wcrb ;sbatecl
Chas. Gr<eeii jailed in N* Y.
In Ho>tsy tptsy Killing
queen ,ih- General Sessions last
Wedriesday. He Was remanded to
the Tombs to await trial. Diampnd
is Btiil being spught by the. pplice.
The airrest pf Entrattb, pceurrod
iri Chicagp in a telegraiph '>^'=*^
while his -wite, Anna, remained PUt-
side in an: autpmpbilc: Although the
defendant pnly had $1 in his pocket
wheri arrested his. if a had -a ba nk -
roil amounting. tP $4,500. She; was
alsp taiven iii by. the Chicago. rioliGe;
but later released.; . ;..' -
;. ■ When Kritratta' arrived fr pm Chi -
cagb - - he ; was . questioned • s
hiiu'i<S by "the police at hba'dquar--
tcrs.- lie irisisted. he .kriCMv' nothing
of the double shooting, declaring. he
was riot at the Hotsy Totsy ;on the
night of the. fight. . lie aclmitted ho
Iviiew Dianipnd •.ba.spally, but; denied,
hp was a rQtckctebr, extortiums-t' or,
bnotlogger.. ^ '•--■' ' '; . .
The affray in the night eliib re-
sulted in the deaths of Simon Wal-
ker and William Cas.«;idy. The po-
iit'e have not yet learned the direct
cause pf tiib shooting, (.'orninis-
slonei- Whalcri . has deel-'ired that
since, the: shpoting tiire.e-;hnpprtiUit
knuckle p\i>'hers how he "snf Mke^l :iti
a ringer (/h mo after -frie liltpiri: ">>:
hfiy wa.xnt in shape. - :
I'ind out whp Liax is and I Aveiil
bo suriii-ised if: he- aint. .«()ine nevy
star froni the Ccilist, Trri l.ryhi t"
get Leach Cross for Tumiiie; for
wilrtrs.scs ' ■ ak'a;ih;St^tTre ■ di-frnf*
h.'fv-.e been killed-' ^ . • .
:'. Anthony , Mbrellii. a; ' .singling
WiitC'r, .cbhsidere.cl by tli.e. 1 1 ro. >-!<.•. cn-
tion tp be the state's nioM. impure
tatit witne.s.s was commuted to tlie
observation wbrd at ISellevue <rn liie
nextvmonfh as he is a bi:,','(;:inl -.p metion of his c.pun.sel. .He had V.<-.en
here .and they ought to ■i>...-ic th. m j held under heavy bail as a malerifLl
in. Y^r pal, .Cow. .1 witness
pn ciiai'"S- Alorig p.'ime i>ctersen, his
logs un-steady and in .dariger of
Cblliding into the Ederles. ' . : .
-: . lie: parked himself put.side of the
bologna shop and began, to . argiie
•With ^\ the- ••f'^derlps. They a;dvtsed
that ho keep bn -itipvihg: He rof Usbd
.and began' "tP "take, a" puncii"^- at
Uncle .Jake,. . ■'.;'■ . '■■ ../. .. . ;. : :; • •
■ Ho ;mi.sf!ed; atid -then thp'ught;one
pijnclv at Heriry ;ceul.dri't. do ari.y'
harin. The ; .Ederics^ are nu:Ict yifiMk.
,-Thls: was. too ' mu.cii. : Bu t «ppri they
put :a polish; on i^<•ter.sen's optics that
eyen; his .'iTilot;; fvs^on't; Vjo-: able -to
recognl.ze him. ;
.I'atrolnuih . Jiihn JJroderiek pf . the
I Wt.'.'it fi8th .strer't .station hoyed in
si g) 1 1 . He too k I 'e tb r se b . to . i.h b s ta-
tion housir?. In court the .fbllowing
hi 6 rn ii 1 K h i K e j- os . w' • i"b in ni o u.r n i n gl
.1 to. pieridod not; guiity.; Found .guilty
f(ir . $ 10 . worth or twp' .diiys. He. did
his ?'.bit,'v :. V . ' ..v; ; .;■ :.
YOUNG CAIXA^AN ^j^S ;
; • Jjliily wbod,^ ficHit. • 3. .:
Andi'V-w: .- CaHfjgiiari, Jr., I'urar
... =vrrPTT=tn7Ti=emrrlfTye.e7;fn<^^^
of the • Teehrtieolfjr cHvpritlve,.- won
tlic' SO-Vard . ; soiith'irn. Oa.lifbrriia
juninr .><wiinnviriK ehamplbrisiiip at-
I'ftsadena,' . tl:.e' • 1 r/-<.year-oid ■ .hJ^'^i
selibol iad- fini.'^hjng in .0.127%.;' ■'
Clydf- Swenson, swimming coaeli
at tlie JloViywuod A'. <'r, is tfaiiiirig
y()iirig Caliaghari for the ".32 Ulynipf'
^.ti"yout.s.
AiecoTi^d time.
t=5inger went out iri front in thb: :
first ;fivb rounds;. He did aU -the
leading arid cohtiriued to do so a.1- ■
■most: thi^bughou't. ; Fellows with ■ .
short '' end. bets bp Ghpcoiate ' were ■
rb.^fgned tp ipay. bff because th^b^^^
ored kid wpiild ' hot ■come inv At . V
timeiB the crowd ;started the raspr •
berry hand-claps, as tlie; going was
too casual.. '; : . , ; .
,Sco.ring..
It' seems the referpe (MTagnplia)
and pne judge discpunted the lead- ;
ing pf the crack Bronx lad ;4'i^•
pr.eferred tb credit the Cuban with. .
those blows;' to the body 'whcri: in
xjlo.se. Chpco;iatei in the iatet>:- stages
Pf the contest'; did show flakes b£
lightning fast wprk;and pn^; m.'iy
havb dazed : Sin'gcp with :a .right.. AJ .
tried hi.s hiardest in the 11th and the ;T
last round bv't could ript tag Chpc-i.
oJate ■ with his ■yaunted^ ;;straig:ht .; .
right. . ■
In total the fight while \yorth .
while as a cbntes.t. 'wa.i-not thrill- : '
ing and the. fans tlipugiit that was
w h a t, tiiey Tvere to: get- The • men:
seemed more evenly matched than
the 'odds indicated*
"The worst Singer ;shouid have ■
gotten -was a draw," telLs vwhai a.
majority of fight bugs thought.. -
. TJie'first lO-rpiinder wasj by Izzy
Grove and Jlarry Ebbetts, return
match; Last tirtip : Grove beat the,
Ki^eeport blbndS!.- ^his time it wo si
:the .■rev'.*i'«e. Izzy 'vyas on his ■w^iy ^
.0 repeat ag{,iih,^t Ebbett.s,. when in -.
tlie eigh.th- ;he. fbrgbt tb dMck : an.(r -
went db%n fpr a . riine-cotint. .
in the' ;finaLl 'twb^ rpund ; I?z>
slammed llarry Xroupd pretty. Thi
crowd got one. bf. its few kick.s ot
the ; evening, edt; bf ; that, . yet that ;
icnoek4^do<vri- beat ^
.■ The; ..Berg -Meyers ■•.event , looked
pkliy/ "iiiit the bpya were too . muo'h
clisiVirppintM . over^ the mrt:in evr-nt .
to care ;mviGh' what haiMiened,' ev.en ..
tiwiiigh . rrips.t pf the gjing- •stuck It,
out.- ■ ■ ; ' ■ ■.• ;-■.-.■'
;f:n tennis;
. ;; . ■■ ; ■;;;: :. Hoi lyvvfjod./Sf'jit;: 3. •: .
. in T'Mr'st N\utibnai's tOrinis fnima-
rnent l<'re<l,l'<:.' Smith def'/ati d Cec.rge
'^ront'/(!mery• 6---?i, l—'J. l^''.'
' ter, wit h Jay (.'hapmnn.- . d-'-f'-ai ed
Will Kiii::/!''/ and Karl o't'aifnll In
the final. s el' the rVii-n.*.- dp.nibrfs, C — 4,
'TT^ .i .-l. ::j - ' ■:' ■ ■ . •
. iSfx eups were glv'-ri.
of Ih'- yiet.ei-s and .thi- runii' r^j-tip
;.•;'..: ..Glen no n'sSO's-
i'.i-)f f;ir.|in(>ii has; gr;id:iafcd to .
llie. hi)'.« riM the roa.".t. Turned in
I'.'irds of •*^«.;^ll and ^(i the past week
1 at iwiK'-'-iJc; \
54
BUR L E S Q U R
Stocks--Hd
. Mtituiii's cho has
. precipltatod ..rii'lds ph ; 'stocks by
. AI ut.ual 1) ro d uc'6i\3 . i fi o i- d<.» r t q . fi 1 1 o u t
I., t liei r " w' i KeU n'f;, . b ri gad orf :':t 6 ' ■ t he . r e -
• quire^d^ia-giris! '- ^.: ' '
Shortage o£ .burlesque cUoristprs,
" reported the most acute in years
haye ^vad the ijrDd.ubors and Mutiiai
chieis iip- a tree "to iiir the ranlck of
shoivs to required huTmbcr .before
. . the reffular, season ushers in: . Shows
. playing .infelin> .. season; .datcs.;.-tli6
past t\vo .weeks hrt.vei gone ■ in' Vith
. .from four to six girls shy> but not.
particularly hoticeiible through the
early, opener " li buses ■ hayii)g house
bfigUdo^.; ; : ■ : V • -y ': :-
■ Mo&t . telling .raid Was istagod last
week when 11. of the Appllp.'s. ruri"
wa^y ' enseftible- were', pui^
road ; attractions; The withdrawing'
. ^ais delivet'ed an iiltimatum to.
Mihsky'g that uhieas they \vere
given irohblad season contracts for
house runway they'd yamp to the
wlieel.. sfhows and did. '^^^.^
Mihskys have no qualms about
EubstitutihS for the. dropo'utS claim-:
ing that thei-e are plenty of girls
aYailq.ble for the ineh'opolitan; dates
that wouWh't give tho road shows a
tumble. ■
. Sonie of the old standbys in bur-
lesque chorister li.ne' ups hwve been
a,nglinj5 fpr .better .coin than the
prevailing $3.0 . salaries, but with
whe^l proditc'ers ' laughing, that, off
and claiming there woiild be plenty
available to repla6e at the set fig-
ure. With st<)eks not willing to
sign. up their gals it looks as though
the wheel men will work the prob-
lem out okay.
_«AIutuars training school idea In-
'^I^urated this season and figured
to enlist stages to. offset previous
shortages didn't •work out as
planned. A number of gals enlist-
ed, but .most after getting stage
legs and free dance instruction
jumped to Broadway musicalg with
Earl Carroll's "Sketch iBbok" having
the. cream of lookiers of the Mutual
Bchobl.
Not Indecent Show
After hearing the testimony of the
raiding detectivcg, Magistrate
Ewald in Harlem Court the other
day dlschfirgcd the four ' wjnien and
two mon, members c.f the h'lirlesci'io
stock troupe at the New 12Pth
Street, Harlem, arrested on a charge
of partlcipr^ting in an indecicnt per-
formnnce.
.The magistrate's a-ction. was simi-
lar to that of three years ago .-when
a number of perforrhei's arrested at
the sanib playhou.''e Syere- discharg-
eil, the JudjTc d'^claving that in his
opinion the show they gave •was no
more indecent than any on Rroad-
•way.
The six are Joan Fox, EthPl Lee,
Betty Shaw, jSVinifred Howard,
John O'Connor and Alfred Pisone.
Pisone manages the house.
S
ent
Bridgeport,. Sept -5.
Police' censor,s are. •watching every
performance of the buriesque shows,
at the local theatre).
Burlesque must be cliean Is the
order. /
Last wot>k many. cuts wer6 order-
ed In 'The Jazztime llevuo."
Boys ih on jailiaita :
.With th 6 Mutual circui^^^^^
"*'In" on the operatibn, ; Fox's bid Ja-
maica,' theatre ppened with Mutual
■ burlpsquo.-.
It was reported Dave; Kraus ^^w^^
the..- sole pp.orator, but Ivraus is re
.'poyed, as b(»ing there as hpUse man
^»?tr 0 n 1 y . and r e p r ese n ting, the M u -
tual ; pn./th'e policy. ;
; City. Stoek. Delayerf. '
■ When tiie .ne.w hui'lv^que . stock
jgp OS , Into the G i ty In 14 th s tr cc t is
a s^'Cret. ' -
. ' The. ^linsky- cro wd is ropprted
'"Kavlng acquiFo.d, ■"fl^'T^i^ffso a'n'd"
made .arrangements fPr burlesque
but the Ppenlng has been hold up:
. vntil the " lire , dept, inspections ai'e.
jeompleted and ho.Use approved.
"When , the . City, goes ' stock'
Charles- Burns' Irving Place, a
^.Btpne's throw away, will have op-
. position.. Biirns , plays a combinia-
"tioh of stock arid Mutuals.
SbcrAL MA1D3
(Mutual)
: Kvery ,Tohg had better agree wii-.U
Chang i'Mi yung : and . Van JVloiig
Toy, ^ind r ail: the otiiet: laundryiiicn
who: saw "Tjie' Social :;MaldS" .tiiut;
Llie show, at ..the I rvin.g place house
Is- quite tli(j rice, pudding thi.s. week..
. .Yari. .;an.d ic^hang h>st ; all .iiveit
Oriental cl i/^n|ty - iX.tin g d ir oc tly in
front ..of - tlip: i'iin\my • wheit-.-ftiiiini.b
FitiJgcrald, Ktl.icl Spears : .and . l.iuth
b.oiiald tbrsbpd. out accompanied by
Lbttie- Ohisolrface, Bprtha Crab.nof?,e,
Vera MuRciia^^o, Maggie. Suci'ihPutli,
TrixiP 'Ciumboils and . ll.achcl Stup-
joi'jits< ^Th'e ironing- .board knights
rolled under tht^ir seat.s und dijnie
up- 'witlt only . -a , . vestige '. pf ' their
fancy pajaihiis, ;•
' .Of a half ' dPzen comedians, two .
were funnjr enough to get.a. rise out
of Messrs. - Yung, and Toy^ That
thcy rhere mcssln'.. around Vifhlje the.
girls Were cbnyaloscing frbin. their
Inherent stupors is patent.
The funny fellow^f were. Shorty
MacAlli.ster and hi.s partner. They've
been two years , at the Iryirtg and
the .patrons..' gave them a, hlp bva-
tioja every entrancev. , Evan • Chang ,
and. Yan know. them. ■
Minnie • Fitzgprald failed to reg-
ister as .jjtrpngly .i -in this . house .as.
at th'e. .. Cblumbia;^ ; In an. endeavor
to ' talic . hef, way tli.rough phPiiy
lyrics* tellln.g, :p£ her^ Broadway* ap-
pearance.: she . Abpped vocally, but
earn C: back fairly fitrong with .the
chassis.. But .even ;ii'i?re she. Was.
left belvind .by the- hip Ayavers at^^
tached to |;he theatre-.. • $Qme of the
girls have' some; nifty ', .curves,, all
their Pw"n.v''.> -■ .
Tli e Hot el DeBiink ■■ ■ n umber was
crude, and so were all the sketchea
without exceptibiriiV .Nonie.had punch
or kick and'/each wound, up stag-i
gerlng.,.' .■:.''^',".- •■ ^''■ ... '
The regular -house run'way girls,
were, better than the visitors,- and
costuming throughout was even lai'-
ish. ■ : ■
Chang and Yan. enjpyed all.
GirU FVom Happyland
(Mutual)
To open- a burlesque' show in a
different manner— besides providing
the only "different" mPment of the.
performance— Iryirig •Selig, featured
comic, ai^pears ahead. of the womr
cn. Will' iyramer, singing, straight,
maices . this fairly clear in' a poetic
annbimcement at the Coliimbia on
Brpadway this weisk. ..
Here!s ,hpw Selig ppens the shoW:
Bed is on the stage. Comic .enters^
Pulls back - the sheet. \ Spans thP
hay thoroughly". , : Picks up' aii ob-
jpct, rrieanwhilei slipping the audii
ence a. knPwlngf look. . Throws this '
invisible s'pmething tp. the flopr and
the drummer contriljutes . a gallop
roll. A bedbug; , -.
Pretty?
Coniic. slips Ihtb - bed- With his
shops oh. ' RaiKes* his .hand^ in
prayer. Says,."Plcasfe, Clod, spndnie
a woman!'.'- .•:
Prettier? -': "':/. ■.
Rest of the show. .expUiln.'? the
straight, • is . Sclig's drcant. It's a
nightmare.
Note this show is .called ; "Girls
From Happyland."
Later on another comedian and
the straight !tcll a gag while walk-
ing Vff at tlVe fini.sh of a comedy
scene. The straight- Wa.s. the only
one in the housfe whO| laughed. Em-:
barra.ssing.
Selig- "wrOte'v the conriedy for this
show besides his own. He dbublo-
crps.«?ed hinri.<!elf.
Even vaude could show the bur-
lesque, boys spnielhing in the_ v/ay
of gags. Ye.s,. ovbn VaudP, and^biue
enough for burlesque, too. : :Juibjt a
see and hear and. look at Ken. Mur-
ray at 'the Palace this, week would
polish up "Gir!.-!! Fi^in Happyland's"
first part.'. Murray is telling one
that Wpiild be - perfect, It goes
th-ii.s^ly,'anc( donf -f pf get . the 10%.-
Girl: When I fept' married I'm ^o--'
ing:....to. dai?n. my husband's, socks,
cook for : him, - do the: hpUsewprk,
greet : him. When he comes l-iome at
night,, have lii.s slii>pers and news-
paper, ready :fPv. him; and fill his
pilie^ Could a,, husjjand. expect any
more?'.' • - ■ ':-. '; ' , ' ■
Murray: Not unless he's evil-
minded. ■[■_'.
' A burlesque comic would siib;-
stitu.tc:"dirty" for "evil,:' and have
tlie best gag on the wheeL .
Sellg has so arranged his bo.Pk
tliat two fh'fatlon scenes, in which
the handsome straight slroWs 'eni
how ' to got a gal, and'i, a pair of
money changing bll^ follow on eaph
otlier's : heels. . But for differpnt-
QUEST16NSLA.'S RIGHTS;
ELECTRICIAN BEATEN
Claiming that nixrry ! Dlgmim,
assl,.prt'Sident, I. A., virda pi'^venting^
him from ohtainlng worlc and had
oyci"stcpi>pd his premise by not giv-
ing him :a- contract to go With, the
Slidi.rtg Billy. Watson Mutual'; show
;'i!* ■ clpetrician,' George,, L, i)aY.ls,
stage' liahd, went to. .court- to force,
i^ignam tp^rant. thp coh^ The
ojuse seheduled. for the Suprcmp
Court Aug; ' 29 was tiismis.sed Uy
Jiicigp Grainy ■ . . \- : -: ■ . -^v
The- I, A*, has a ruling ' that all
burlp.sci.ue .aiiplicatipns; niust'.be. sub-
mitted in I lirn-- w i W"trao'jhr'Trrirti)an.y
Crew : tle.signa.tcd. .by> the .o'.fllce, with
I')ignain ;\as.'Ugtipd . tp '.take • cih'e of
that:p'at'l'icu:la.r:'woi'k. '■ ';'
• liaVisr ihsi-Sted through -ills; oittbrT:
ney,'. Harry Wallach,. that; tlie- i> A-r.
Via Dignam,' had ; np legal right tp
hand jpu t thP Mii t liai ■■ Pre W a .ssi ijn -:
mpiits' ahd tliat a^i the Waiisbh man-
ager has cQnsbnted to .his going witlv
the shbw, the t. A. siiould . okeli iiis
contract despite any rule..' . .. . ' ' ■.
The I. A. in former years aS. well
as tl\p -pr'e.sent haa ehdeavbred to
keep a.«j tnany of . the .bld burlesque
stage hands •Working as possible;
f or ; tiie fpw jobs available' there, are
hundfeds p,f .applications/, At: I.' A.-
lieadquartcrs- it . claimed tliat
E>avis had' npt been eiht>loyed by any
other burlpsqup cpnipahy,... . ;
Pre-Seaspii Tap
Tough aummbr on a lot of
the. Mutual chorus • dambs . as
the first thing they did when
starting the poll ^ call was', to
'jiiaite a toiich. . . •
■ One Mutual; had; "I.-- Q. U.'s'»
on ;: about • every girl Ih; the
troii pe b.efbrp.the ifirst iJprtoiTiir
-■•aixce; ' ' ..-' . ■ ■ ■'."■ -■•- ■■■■
s
But Do#t Advertise 'Eni
rnonient betorb.
I'hb comedy isn't comedy at the
CpU.imbia. But, the'y- reply, it . goes
okay In Canton. Maybe a one-night
stand route of Clintons woiild be
better f of. thp Mutual.
But the comics aren't kidding
themselves any more, cither. They,
know where Ihby stand in burr
losque. And how they know it.
.There isn t any such thing ' hbwa-
Mi risk ys, . com bining . th ei r. h p u se
stopk burlesqub . With^ t Mutual
shovir^ at their uptown theatre, the.
Apbilo; 125th Street, .'.topk the hiih
charge .. cue. from ^' the dbWntown.
ipgits when -the^ ' ppehed the iiPuse.
for the hew' season. ' . .. -
Eiltirb: lpwer;,floPr ;a.t $2.^ With .SOO
seat^,\ mbaning . an: intake , there
alPrie:pf/$li800;- : V:- -
Stilt- ;rubbi^^^^^ the
MutiiaJ^. : Thby are* . playing them-
this seasoti, .despite a ., hbuse . an-
tiouhcbment that they had ; bbbn
tossed but, but .t.he ^Minskys ate not^
giving the Mutuals any mentiPn on
the advertising or tha pli-ograrns.
Cast Changes
Pritzi White replaces . .Gertrude
Haynes,' .Jr., pii . the : Columbia
(N. Y;) runway next. Monday.
(Vaude Sundays
Italian vaude. goes in as pblicy for
Sundays at the. Irving Place; New
York, Sept, 8 instead pf . burlesque as
fprmerly, . ^ ,
d.ays cbmedy in burlesque,, so the
comics- do of ,.mean. -nbtMng, becausp
thoy . have nblhing tb work with. ' •
li'.s iio honor or glory to merely
fill in between ladies! sexy strip
numbers. No chance for sbif-glori-
ficatipn. when spending lialf thp:
evening i'Ppeating an .'.openihg
speedv six or seven tinies. and dof-
fing the lid while' the teasing wP-.
ntcn. take bncofes. .
; These tea.sing women, doing'noth-
ing So sub.stantial as the passe
cooch, are still, making them like it,
nevertheles.s. "They '. all ■ talce -a
whack at it In this: show.. Violet
Buckley Co., featured with. Selig,
gets best bhance. But VI was in
stpck at the Gplumb ; most of the
summer, >so she. can show the boys
notliing tlicy haven't seen before.
Unless breaking the law* The way
they do: it how, withln .thp law, it's
smtittier. than if bfeaking it, and
the sight effect in -either case -'isn't
worth wh'ile...-.'
In addition to what familiarity is-
said to, .breed,: Vi has some butsldfr
ppiiosltion inMae Brown,; the blonde
section of iihe house. fuhway group.
\Vhile- Gertie Ha:yb3, on ; the brunet
side of the. house : pay rpll, doe.sn't
Ibok; as; nice as Miss. Birown with
her clothes off, despite ;Misia Hayes
is a more pr'pftcieht performer; . ; .
This troupe's dough' •vi'cnt for
chorus cbstumes, new and bright.
Girls; ju;e-; avefage;: and you may
know the a.verage. -House chorus
has the edge, as usual.
. VGlrls Froni Iiappyland" is the
third Mutual "Wheel show of the
season at the Columbia. It's a tbss
which has the best chance tb
flni.«*h put pf the money for those
priTies with strings on.
Thft O. arid .M. Production Corp.
prpbably did its bes.t with "Girls
From Haiiipyland" on this $1,600 and
$1^00 gua rjuit o^s. M a y be j t; d id. _:
~Tt)ngf'jvhen. yau'^geF'toTNew^York
and bios' one of these, you can't be
iiiaccurate. And you dbh't have to
watch onb of these over 25 minutes.
' ■ liige, .
: Cant. R. B. BIbunt, 11th U. S.
Cfivnlry. will be technical advisor on
■'Vrroopcrs Three," T-S. Presidio,
MpntPrey, Cal., will be the shooting
locat'iotu
. Dcspilc . tiie . iviihakys.' .reppv.tcd;
tossiijg . pu t . of Mu tual ;slib Ws . at. thb-
Apbl lb,- . : 1 farieni, (- iij&'vr . - -■S^Prk,^ the.
Wheel /slibWs are stiU in; but inay bb-
:out -.any time,.. ' . :% :-v
.1. -H. lle'rk burned .piehty^ '-after
-Minsii.vV . .notiiicatip^^
whbpl^ shows were " not Up to snu.ff.
iand the Minkis bbvildij.gbt, along bct-
tb.r • Wltii ^Stpbic .-i>url.esqtie.^ £^ the
ujttbwn house.
Hprk claims tLji Irpnciad .contract
-for the. Miituai shPWs, .:
Minskys. af b ^aid ,tp. .have another,
peeve • thf pugii \ inatillity - to : get
,MutUal's:;okay fPr; the City: Pn East
l4th sttebt,- which thpy^^ reported
taking, byor f or- srtpcit burlesque. It
will cut in on, the Irving. Plabe play-
ing the Mutua:! shows, and having
the burlesqub .situation of the- vi-
pinity .seWed up since tlic Ppening
of the ,,• GlynipiCr. . ' lipriner Mutual
stand; '..•■:".;• ;-■" ';■ '' ■':.■•'" •,'■
..With the dowritQ\yn ^ wrangle
Miiigkys" throaterved ,tbss off-rpf the
wheel; shPws Wpfe not surprising*
-Herk, however, claims he -will hpld
thena to tjie contract with Minskys
fetaiiating With a stand that they'll
toss, the Wheei shows out when
ready and-.iet the;courts iron things
out later,: if Mutual intends to drag
the . bPntrpvetsy that far.
(Continued, froin page 48)
in due pburso. . .It was hpt mentioned
but Roy . Sedley, the unit's chief
comic, had apparently paid a visit
to Woplw.orth's- and purchased some
of their best seUirtg literature. Much,
of his 'material wras rfeniihiscent of
"10,01. Laughs", by . Joseph Miller.
Esq'r -. He also Was ' remih isoen t of
Riph'y Craig,; Jimmy Savo, Jay Flip-
pen pind Jack iicnny.
.They: liked Sedley at the Par-
ambunt. They Wilt, probably like
him elsewhpre; . These gags always
were gbpd gags and picture fans
never" followed vaUdeville very carP-
.fuIly;V .•■ , ' .- '
" 'IMiil Arnpld and Juirte Carr, a team
but; also . working Solo, are plover
comedy ::dancOrsl Production -de^
p.'irtineiaf should havb pfovided them
with- chiange of costumes. This par-
ticular-; unit is pretty skimpy in
the.se, .Small particulars for Publix.
A :burlesque piano bit by L. La
Gi'and . got over nicely, this per-
fbrnVer knowing a lot : of vaude
triclJt.s, for ' rnaking hokum seem
somehow difTicult.
Jesse Crawford's organ concert,
Rubinoff's rtip-ups in the pit, I'ar-
amount sound n.eW.s, Boy.ce Combe
in a very, funny Columbia short and
"Woman 'Trap" (Par) rounded out
the' show. Land..
LQEW^S STTitE
('^Column Idea^Unit)
Los Angeles-, Berit;*. 3.
Handipapped by that "unusual"
California heat^. Loe.w's State opened
to , a. bad start with, plenty of niuin
flppr^sftats. tft..be' Jiad..thrQUghout the
day* . Not the. rule for this house.
Screen feature.: "Words aind Music*'
(Fox), supiiprted : by. • a 40-minute
Stage show, .sound' newsr"eei: (FPx)
and plenty pf trailer foptage.
.Since every F-M idea must l>e
identified :by a title, this one is mis-
.placcd,.The onl.V part 'Ipblumn''. take-
in the :of£erihg'' Is a '.few trick georg-
ette drapes formied in' huge columns
to cbv'or ;the ..inihiattifo like bodies-
Pf the- linp girls. Rest of the sbbw
is straight Vaude With' ensembibs trf:
30. girls. ■■.,-■'-
. Two, clever kid toe tappers, wlth-^
Put ahhouncbmeht,', dancing threat-
ened, to stop everytlilngl . Girls Hve.
the Mimis Twins. Jerome Mann en-
tranced tb plenty; of foot and ai-m
gesture, warbllhg a la Jolson, To
make the mimicking more impres-
sive, he picked "I'm in Seventh
Hea.yen." sung by Jolson in his
latest picturev Mahrt continues With
Impefsbnatioha of Tod Lewis, Eddie
Leonard and Pat iRooney.
Anpthbr ensemble, with thb gii-^ls'
.dr-essed=in=elot4ie=anxJ?=\v^ig'3p^ttJ^JW'
the impre.asibn of half man: and- half
woman clicked big on Its no-velty
and the illu.sio.n it gave when coti-
plbs .toamcd; for ballroom dancing.
Nurobcr was interspersed to advan-
tage by somp clcvcf gyrations of a.i
acrobatic dan.se.usCi Vpcal rendition
waa furni.shod by. a- former Fan*
ohon-Marco lin^ girl, given her first
chance to hold a -solo spot. Oirl has
a pleasing, voice and not hard qn tbp
SHOWS AT COLUMBIA
MCKED FOR $130
;Miitual shows playing the Oolurri.
bia; N; Y., have taken if on tlie: .chin
.since the: opening of. thP new atv-json
with Walter . Rpade.: .Columbia op.
.erator; handing them a sPckor to tli»
tune pf .$i30 each;. This amount wis
expected / to, .be paid .-each:. Mutual
.under the npW; producing' agrpomcrit
entered.'- intb' .by. Herk and tlio Mui
tual. fslipws.' ; .The .$130 •was the in; :
oroase,'; bh Irt.s.t. yearns guahuiLeo of
$1,670, which. the;Mu:iuai bPys wera
al.sQ a'.ssuml lindiT t.iie ..new. sea.spn
fraiuih.i.se. Tlye prbducers undl''r>jtubd '
but; Itpadp. didn't.' .Keadp dia
iSign.'any -n.pw. house- agr.benVciVt, run* '
,hiiig,thp Mutuals :uhder the aiTango*
mbnt-pf .^last year.-. -f.
- ,;^'irs.t show in Ip get - thb :unex,
pectod AVham' fronir Reade Was iod ■
Patpy's -;'Broadway. Scand Tho-
Show: manageinpht ;\vas atnazbd:;\yheii; '
the :Reade . c'hcck cariie - -bver i "ivith * •
out any .hi'oSrision for. tiie atiditib^^^^^^
-$130.:--;.; -..^Vv:'- -;■.■'."':::'■■ V ''. -■■■ ..■.;
The seppnd show, .-vbiniplbd ha'r-
Jings," Eddie Sullivan'^ ; . Mutual*
bumped. into the same, cbhditibri. .
.Both slioWs; in turn are.Understbpd
to' iiaye gonb-tp Hprk in jeffbrt ta
;.straighten. out the bonditibn.
On top. Pf -the additional $15 Week-
ly- Mu.i;"Ual shbw must; . Jiay stage
prew .this .season comes word that
the Mu tuals hereaf tef to be hauled
to and; from, -the.; Nevv' York .thp'alres
must pay $160 a haul, - 'Tiiis ' la an .
Increase .-oA.;$20 o"vcr the : former'
haulinjEr sea.lei -.:; ., ;.
Sliows ptaying one: or tWb - girlf
shPrt ;pf. tliel.r ; required: circuit niim-:
bcr, 16, are belng 'fined $30 for Pacli
gal but of thb chbfuSi
Some of thosb Mutual show pro-
ducers are in hock uiready.
Al St. John for "Out of the Night."
Inspii'atibn,
Skeets Gallagher for Paramount
royue. : • ; . ■
Vera LeWls for "Wide Open," WB.
Alphonse Ethier for -'Eirst Com*
mand," Pathe; . '
H. B, Walthall, Nancv Welford
for "Phantoni in the HouSe," Trcm
Carr,
James Eaele for "Son ' of th»
God.s," FNT;:
Lionel Belmore for "Rogue's
Song," M-G.
eyes. Preceding the. finale, Rome and
Gant landed witlii their clowning
dance rPutlhes and patter.
Billy Rolls, old time Fanchon-
Marco tumbler, appeared again hers
this week in an effort to livpn up
the ensemble numbers.
ORIENTAL
! Chicago,- Aug. 30..
Herr Louie and His Hungry Eiv»
(New. Acts): conceded to be tire fore-
most str-ictly: Ibbal name on the aiif
since Correll and Gp.sden (Amps 'n^
Andy), have gone, east, are hPiadlinei
at the Oriental this week at $2,'750,
'JPhe first show Ertday mornin j
was to capacity, with the screen fea-
ture, "Smiling Irish Eyes." (1<\ N.).
The German band from'' Chicag»
Tribune's station, WGN, should b*
rated the draw.
Luie's act was setin a locally pro-
duced stage b;md presentation titled
"The Old Neighborhood." Seen*
was a lower New Ybrk street affair,
witli the regular house band seated
in an election .speaker's stand. One-
third of the stage was occupied, by
a store front, advertising a brand of
radio, and an announcer ■ speaking
through ah. amiplifier to introduce
the Hunpry Five Act aLso mentioned
it. "That's a Ibt of . publiei ty to give
a company Just for the privilege of
using the amplifier. '
Show started with a PlevPr rou- •
tine, by the BoUrman ballet- -imitat-
ihg a working .man during his -lunch
hour With the .w.k. dinner paiir iNum-
ber.stat-ted With a song by the Dar-
ling: TWins, .Sv-hb appeared later in ?^
harmony a;nd' dance act that clicked:
nicply^^:,.:-;-. ■ '"'1:
;; 'Al ICvalei m.c, foilowed' with a' .
ballyhob: plection.: spebch for.; Mf,.
..lloolihan; who is Ijillb'd all . over the :
stage as ruhning for niayor. Kviiile's
Pnly other Spcciailty bit in i.hi.s shp.w ■
was as one .of a bra.«iS ;qU,'i .of tak- .
irig a ..break in a : pop band num-
ber. J pe Griffin, tenbr, - appeared ; in -
this nuniber and'scored with hi.<?. e3C- .
ceilpnt voice in the short period.
Ford, Marshall .and Jones, colored
legmania . trio, piit over the only
speed itbii» in tlie presentation; dlS-r
playing' a. dizzily .paced set of rou*
tines. Another Ixjiiet number by the;
Bourman Girls, as ;Salvafion . Ariny
la.ssi es 'in sh ortips_joln g a kick an d
tanrbpurine'Tou'finb, Ts. questioned ,
fp.r.taKtcfulries.s, ■ ' ; , ■ .
:Hungry Five closed the acts and
tnerB(ed ' right into the liinale^-<'cbl,e- :
bratioh over the election of Mf.
HoPli,han. .
House bind Worked at pit overture
ttlsa,fbr. a change, with a, medley of
Irish melodlo.s. Movietone News and
Paramount silent clips comnlt^ted. '
House should have a big WPplt.
duei to the radio act. ^^V!f^
VVeanesday. September 4, 1929
W O M E N' S P A G E
VARIETY
55
DncoHimon Chatter
/ By Riith Morris ;
At the Palace
•■ TTPlen . ei»£i»'l«'SlQn . in familiar
•^SSy- terrible: ^vrter :^-aye. v . ,
i*^ -(1680 I'cvfoctv m perfect
^S' Slar tones ; thby eo for.
graceful Vvhile.' chiffon.
^Sc^SSt tSes; liKht ;e<^^^'2iS
: ^Border^d with :an unusual trim
if • hattiral lynx . . ...Ken IVlurray
J„ .£ig^-atiatlns ih; c. .. ..Could / xl^ir
we of few. .of . the' cheap(^^ crrtcks
S siioxild take off a ;fow pounds
Hbmce . ; . Heidt^s XSallf ornians,
^^ItiA - slar basses, .2 baby grand^
\ir£-ixp:ot v^r brass- and
• Sngs that, looks .like a: <;music
^riopf • Boys d6Mblo;:$n hoonng, jvar-
SS - -actv :witH -art :.%inffbnuous
IVvbr Jf lfsV not vail . done ::with
" Christie ind. Nelson, two : hilarlou^
i^uglvwe:et;iers.:irie^^
cU)wninr with-]HCurrayV.vA?-tl^"r
.& • Dining, .closing . .with contor-
tions, but n6t clever enough ..to
wiggle ;but ; of a tough: spo^^^^
yy^oolwortji ;Glonfi*d
■ . .jhe P^rainouiit . , Rubinoff. .' in
the pit f or . a. Huhgariain tnec^ley
.with varied temi)o and nice p.hra3r
ing .The arrival of the Zei) glorj-
iied' *in the :n^ws; reel^:;A ;;sh^e
: theres not more v of ,. Uckner-he s
this department's P.arUcuJa:r movie
hero, at the moment. . ; 5 ,& 10
■ Follies'*— all Woblwdrth and: a yard
-wide. Opening set a black, velvet
■ proscenium^ with two large ^painted
nickel^ oh either , side. The Indlan$
,^ith their little hbs.es puished in bc^
: daiise- - of - insufllcierit: backins v- » •■
-Center stage decoration, a mo4<^i'."-.
. ^ istic tree ihade of Kniveg, forks and
siioons ;?ihd pots arid. pans. Awfiilly
clever and really . good looking,.^;. .
Pretty spng and dance . number in
old fashioned cbstum<!S . . . . phil Ar-
ijbld arid . JuijiB Carr in would-be
•funny, sayings^sliould :go Into their
: vdance "immediately . / 3:oy Sedley
.ni.c*lhg with the aid of a : cigar and
-not awfully amusing material.....
ilh uh, aiidience shbiildrt't have
laughed at that Bag.. Is there no
.respect for old age? . , , .L. La .Grand,
■ havirig'-a .swell serious ..time at the
. piand. . Worka too miich like Eddie
Conrad not! to be . funny sooner or
: , later. .Military number backed .by
two ciainhons made of V and X
grocery products. . . . AI Mitchell on
to lead the band in full stageJ .Set
V . made entirely of crepe paper, and
: awfully effective. ,.;June Carr back
ior a numbfer, garbed In a sriiart
white evening dress and graiid low
. comedy shoes of brown. Sihgs the
song perfectly legitimately, ■ but
: those . shoes make - her a howl . . . .
."Roy Sedley's.specjalfy. He's much
better than his material. . . .Lovely
costume^ made of crepe papec . for
. the fihalei - ■
HOSTESS SH0BTA6E
that the nbri-fi};lillivfr P<*iH>laoe/.rt
not ; G'erriiany'.s : solUic-ry, . suffprcd
mbrei ■ ■ ■. ■ ~-
.Second feiattiro,- "JBla.ck Magio,"
was more in keeping, with the New
Yoirk's usual ii'pe of feature. Its.
flrst caption promised to toll th^
story of ''a rake, a coivtu-d, a m^^^^
ard and a .mari." The rake \v;is
shbwn.'afj. a' seducor .of :young pi'^ls.;
the coward a gill Ian t who ■ .ru>>hX'd
into, ii^e boats. .with.. tire wonion ahcV
childVeri.; the di: un.k'ar d' a. . siirfei cal
nvurdorer; , andi the . nvin, ! ah. . up-
standing, broad -^^^^^^
intontibns -.^vere rt<3 bright and shin-
ing as sapoHb. . >Vith such material
to start with . Anything could hap-
pen—arid 'did . Lots .. of fun, and a
good plcture;;wlth'ail; its
In one of the little offices ad-
jacent to Times Square a card
has been hung just outside the
door.: It reads "Hostespos
Wanted." -.'-i ■
: ■ First tiriie. ■ ■ ~
Clothes and Clothes
By MoUie Gray
■■ . At the Roxy , .
Quite a 16t-o£ Sliithi^h^^th^jao^vi.
where "In Old. Havana TQ.\yh'' pre-
cedes the feature, \''rhc.,Girl .From
Havana.", V ;
Openirig sceri^i.at. the )r)ier w^^^^^^
passengers . scixttered about, singing
while the Roxyetftes nit^ke a hurried
entrance ~dowri • those side Stairs, .all
in sport - frocks and-i^ oyernight bags.
Color^ -^eht from ..pale yeno>y, jto
orarigd- in. to.ur steps, the style, simi;
lar io: a^ f roclc.- 'worri. . by, L6l a : Lan e
.in' the picture^that' with : .kerchief
cbllaV arid .<5kirt. matching. .
Reatrice; B^lliin sang . beautifully
Merry 'Styles of \the YiQunger ^Se*
An investigation pf .the iiOliviti^
of the .-youhge'r set ..Qrids the .eirls>
wearin.?? white gob trpusets around
town. Fashion >ycrkcd jts \vay fvoni
the ' bcachesv ' where it is . .-worri. . by.
the ' lean/, and piump. ' G
ipunging pajamas stroll' the board-
walks, a rtrifle self-cohsclou.?, vit-; is;
irtie', ^but^eterihined,; ;
■Boi's ' are dyeinf? their shoes to
match, their, sweater^. ^usponders
tor both- Isbic.Cs atej proud ly exposed.
Shbjp Talk . . . .Light- wool dresses,
iftt Aitman's nice for- street.
Fans Nuts. Over Bugs
.Rest part of. the show at the 55 th
Street last Tuesday night "Wa^ put
on by the audience. . Its members
were like; a bunch of school kids, in
their spontaneous; reactions. ; Sch 09I
room , atriiosphere: . may : have,, beep
actua.ted by; jthe. eduCatibrial ; flayoi
•<>f the feaTure, ;*'Becre'{i3 or
•a compilatlpri .of 'various;, shpirts
shown ' previously . in the snooty
;Cihemas.'.
It is reall-y .surprising., that so
. much kieen . ehjoyment c.otild be de-
rived put of a film that lookeid like
auch a dry item' on ai program., .-But
the. featured wa.s tremendo.usly in^.
teresting, and ; th^ audience quite
enterfed into the isplrit of the thihg-t
;gettirig awfully excited over drama
in the iant kingdom depictinS war
betweeri tlyo blades of gra;Ss; howl-^
irig with mirth\ over two tipsy
' beetles, drunk with the- lalcohollc
sap from ciertairi trees; and- being
; as partisan ais "betting rooters at
a ring fight, over the. now •well-
known battle between, a cobra and a
mongoose. Awfully ; good stuff,
though at times much too grtiesome
to look at.
. Interesting "Giirl" , ■ : • .
"The Giil From HAvaha'' is inter-
esting as^ well as a- film-trip thrpugh
th# Panama Canal to Havaria. Lola
Lane always seerns a redl persoji in-
stead 'of ari . actress. Had to drag
Iri a ship's cbnceVt for her theme
soiig, '. ' ; ■ ^
Miss Lane looked nicest' 'in a
white 'gown: with: shoulder flowers of
the skirt; ■ material, maline. Her
black : frock- was apjiliQued with
large white /flowers; following the
diagonal line of the bodice arid skirt
meetln^r, shoulder bouquet was the.
same white flower with black «dges.
. Natalie . Moorhead' worC those
tIgHt-fittirijg;, frocits. lady crppHs- us-
ually adbpt; one of jersey being
white with large daric . squares coy^
^rlng part 'of the side and back of
the jumper. A lieht cloth coat hstd
an iinusual collar of shaded silk in
deep folds starting from the, left
shoulder and continuing around the
length of ; tlie.cdat . to the bottom..
. The Roxy aujlierice seemed to en-
joy the fight scene as much as the
mponllgbt: one. ; ;
; . Cooling 14th St>
The Jefferson,, on 14t.h street, has
a cooling system and. how 14th
street heeds a cooling system! The
Tiller Cocktail Girls— doomed for-
ever to open shows rwlth that namic
—gave 14th street what they - gave
47th and Broadway; so did Foster,
Fagan and GoxJ so .did Rogers and
Wynri ?ind so did Hajrry Webb and,
his ehtertaiherS,
Ken Christy's company, feminine
end wore a red crepe : frock with
vestee in beige, gloves and slippers
black. Her change to velvet, pa^-
jamas carried oiit the idea that she.
lived alone. : The other member
wore light green silk frock and cloth
coat about the same shade. ; The
coat had a small collar and lo^yer
part of the. revetes of black fyr.- . -
- Hairrjr; Hbward^s :glrl friend 1$: -a
very." attractive blond, blue satin ai}d.
tulle iriaWirig a. becpming frock; .
Pbtiipadoiir. halrcbmi) .> is, i:avorea.
again by the; dancy youths.. Thosc;
in^the kriew in the serious business
of .djtncing are . walking forward;
aif hi - in arm and side -by side, ribn-;-
<?halantly. 'dpirig- -.steps ; bprrbwed
ftbm :ihe. tarigb, /.; ; ; ' : •
Pehdulurii - ha:s . also sw.urig from
birbecxied / sandwiches to ! the good
old . .fash iphed , hot dog; embellished
y^ltiv'fv slice; of. raw 'onion. : ■
Girls.' have . • discovered ' steri.cilled
sWeat. shirts. . As/ ^y^t .-their ■.skirts
end. ab.p-ye; the-.krieefSv: v 'i'rpu.sers are
deeply ..pleated,; higb w-j^isted .on a
four-frich:' iValst band. ; Lads . Svith
aiitos aris busy Installing liorHs. thait
tpbt; "Cijck-oo,' cuckipbv^^ ;
Ckiay irig Tommy Meighan ■ (
, ..aMiomas Meigliari fiiris. Can brifathe
ea.«!y— their. Idpl has no. voice of tin.
In fact, .in /some scenes of "The
Argyle Cjase'' the .. mcfhaiiism. glvc.'i
hiriv as : riihhy vbicos. a.s; Clianby. has
nv^cs! Lila: Lce. is bt seoori,drtry
iriiportancc. as- an^^■■\vonHah.- lnust :bc^
wit;h A groat detective in the story
and t Ivis. ■ -orie '.. had f ot-psigh t : . and
second 'sight, and' (lnslght--^he
.\yas. but of ■sijjht'of jUl others.; I^ila's
■figured - velvet suit , had self . cbll'ar.
ori.tbe long coat bvit^. cuffs of 1 Iff lit
fur, ' the whole ■ aniriial ..iisedv'^lettirik
the tail ho nft; the satin blouse used
shiny arid id'uil sidekf.^ in ; horizontal
bands* Only .ti-i'mminier on a- ^yhlte
velvet wbrc.. twb small fan shaped
ruffles :,ov.eriappirig . 'eaeh other on
.the right ^iside ..of the skirt. . -.Her :
.blSckvelvet^f rock-had .elbb.Ny.leng^^^^^
sleeves. Gladyi? BroHcWe.ll.'^. , black
4oafcA'gn-'' f birred- in ROiiir rel and Zasu
no! sleeve on the other ar.ni. As
slow and .pokey a!?^ but of town
trafllo on a Sundiiy "itiight^
The Shawl - of .GhiaHty
"The li.aohelors GluV could' all
d;rb\vn; themsfGlves; iri Jtlieir; own su-
periprity .and ricver 'b^ missed; Bar-,
barav Worth's ' black frbcfc. was , si<l^
.trihimcd :A\;ith crys^^^^ silk,
shawl she wore had .better, not; be
meritibned: ISdna M.urphy tl^ickened
ihe i)lat>. aS; blpndisv; will, :.;in satin
pajama.- ensemble,- .' ^ ; . • ;
Pitts , has had: her . voice .'prp. a speed
diet, it was: funnier when she
drawled. ; ;^*the \ Argyle Case,'' as
settled: but. of court, in the lobby,
'was 'a! success.-. .■::■:; •;;'.■ ■ '\ ■ , ■
J4Ra kes^p wd rd s»a nd=oSte.ws^- --■
. >?ew . York -Theatre -went In for
the more serious side of life last
double feature day .with a vshowirife
of Gei'many's. side of the war. Film
w-as called. "Flghtinfi: for the Father-
. land" and was a coilectlon of hew.s-
rcel shots taken behind the line's
and at the front, IIprrbr.s were
there a-plenty, but not underscored
In captions, the impression being
■ .'Borrowed' idea ■
Comedy: playlet for John Bowers
ah4 Marguerite de la >Ibtte; tor
the kdbiescent mind .at the : 86th
St. . > Miss de. -Id Motte -in a ismart
piirple ensemble,: with molded, hip-
lerigth. jacket. ... Freddie Rich
opening V; With ah idea borrowed
from "M.ima"-^Mephisto sunimprilrig
to life -si vampire -compiled of bits
of Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia . and
sbrriebody or other. . .. . Cherie's
French accent sounds jUst .as iri-.
terriational. :. . . RlclV: looks '^a lot
like Paul Whiteman. < .-v Act. of-
fensive with its nasty -implications.
Careless Over "Glrr . '
lt:o.m IlaVana'
Is
much .better than it wass . done by.
it has a": good crook T)lot with sur-
pri.se •. finish, "bitt .its, dialog i,"
childl-sh and its direction; worse. .
Lola Lane would-be biamod ffir a
stiff performance if .she hadn't al-
ready proven in other pictures she
is a good . film actrf.-ss, I'hoto-f
graphs nicely and handle.*? a isjong
number proficiently. '
At the Stuidios
"Lord Byrph of Broadway'' (M-G)
Will h.ave. ah Alb.erWrta
Set is_a,-revplvlng circular platform
with .farii.ps winding along, it to, the
top, like the threadirig: of ' a ■^jc'r^Ay,
Girls, walking .. up .. -the . ramps ■/as
platfoEm rotates, is a pictorialiy exr.
citing effect; . They danbe on the
top. . The lines of the platform cbni::
verging toward the top^ cbnCen-
trates visual interest on the dancers,
ja wholly desirable feat. Costumes
fail to interest. . Shorts; halerb bod-
ices, and head'd.resses. . Girls.: carry
fan" shaped plaques in each hand
^hich heighten the rhythmic execur
tiori .bf ■ their rbutirie; . Rasch ballets
■are becoriiirig, as ine-vltable aS theme
sbrigs, '. ,S!ckr.cejy an-M-G-M ijicture.
but What they pirouette :l^^^
fprniatibns under .overhead shots. .
"Taiined Leg8'^ <Ra;dIo) happens
[ at any ; American seaside in the
surtimer tinie. • Such: fun looklriir
ait.'bekch fii^hlons iriterpreted; by the-
mbvies. They*!! be;CiinnIng, iali right,
all right. Girls for the theme song,
titled <'Tahned Legs,'^ wear romipers
of . yellow polka dotted in .black, and
vice ver.!3a, which tie :. In knots ■ oh
the .. shoulders. .JLittle^ pleated skirts
fasteri round them., anid ' there are
bereta tb miateh. Frisky little clothes
fbr playful little gamihes^ .
Aileisn Pringle, variiping in "Night
.iParade," ; dazzles the innocent lad
with black velvet arid crystals. This
Combination, ftlmi sirens will . tell
you, ig practically a uniform. As
a. .mdtter of fact, when the vamps
decided to. band together in a club,
the ; pro.Of that they had worn such
a costume was the acid test of eligi-
bility, iiyriss. Pringie's dress has the
skin-tight l.orig basque, ■ cut whole-
heartedly, low In, _djee]P_ yis,. both
;frbn.t ahd iiigick, and .outlined with;
beadiS.'. I^ransparerif.. Bouffle.;. sup-
ports it up to the liarge pea.rl chokei"
riecl^iace, sewn on the souffle. . Skirt
is .circular, and: .Iriistead . of being
"up in front,'' does the amazing and
goes hp; sidiefront. iA good dress
for. slinking airpurid.- .:
: Corrine Griffiths iri "Lilies; of the
Fi4ld," Is seen living an bsteiisibly
wicked lifie as a night cliib hostess.
Site ' lopks very beautliCul being so
haughty, , decorously dancirig In a
brick- satiri P'oi.rbt . dress. It^is Iprig,
slim but hot tight, trimriied only;
by a flat bow, of wine colored; rib -
bbrt on the shoulder.s. Wine col-
pfed slippers accompany it, I^ffect
I.V-th'at of a . carefully .reared . pal.
who knows clbthes to. the point of
sophi.^ticatibn.' Grte.good dress can
make people fprgot the novelties
Worn before.
Julia Faye-wcars a slim bU-'-k vi l
. ^ ^i<ip This, Boys ;
.. piiye Borden in ."ttialf MarrlageV
is . tiaid /a pretty cbjripUnient - by
the . . soreeh. / credits. . ..Max-: Ree is.
called ai-t director • and gbwriing
Olive. Is • -; jiist; abbiit that, Her
crepe satin erisenible 'used the ; dull
side of .the mateiiJal for : all hut thie
iustrbu^ rays inset in the bodice: A
loyely . white . gown -wlrose lorig: .lace
ijpdice was, trimhied witii tiny pearls;
butliriihe the design had a lorig skirt
of chiffon- a bias fold of Which
Circled the. neck arid then from back
of ea;ch: shoulder draped: to the hem.,
being caught wlth .ii; band of pearls
at the waist, a lieari cluster also
decbratirig the let t ■ shbulder. Arir
other S£itiri frock used a dia^bnal
heckiirie,, but .cut to the rights In-
stead of :the left, as has been done,
|; where, the deep Jiplnt of the flat
cpliar - gave an 'od.d effect ; to "; the
Lbbdice.. ■
'-B^th: Chain8'.;-Teeth '■ ;.
Beth. Challis may. hate it hot ; all
iitlle people have to stand for being
[ called cute. .'She: £^^ the .81st
Street cute songs, too, but- seemed ■
entirely capable of sorhething bet-
ter^ Her white:: crepe de Chine en-
semble w^s a neat model, short
jacket finished all round XVith a tiny
pleat; three green, glass buttons that
were, not used because an Eton' col-
lar held It together, the -f rock prac-
ticall/ a princess llhe because the
ftne pleates were sewed half way
dbwn from the long bodice, a jagged
pointed hem; Tie, kerchief, hair
ribbon - ind slipper bbwo kll green.
She has splendid teeth and the kind
of smile that shows them.
"Stop, Look and Listen" sfipuld
take its own advise and renew sceri.^
ery arid cpstumeo. Fred Sibley a.
clever dancer. ; ,
College Wiikhoiit . Football ; .
'-■ "Collcfee Coquette'V tells the tale'
of two little girls who ^ \y ent to cpl-
icgei One. was a '.blbride; who made,
the boys" believe she .meant -what
She .said and the ether a brunette
i-^:ho-b4 lovod th e y)(iiF A mea;l>t what ,
they sa:id.: The brunetite died be- ; ■
cause of a trlji in an elevator when
no f elevator was present :and ■ the :
bloride wori the Tuririey^faced coach
who looked like the pcrs6riifi.ca,tIori
of ; judgment day- . The mora;i seems
tb •be;i)prpxide;": ■ ■ . ■ ■ v'^'' V :
Ruth Tairiof who : s^^^^
not rai.se firiy syiripathy If she liut
It in yeftst looked well dressed . is
she - -silways :db.e.s, .'Arriving . . she
wore a sUit.of tiny ebecks^^^^ hiP:
length . jacket ibbse and straight as '
were - the sleeves, groups of tucks
at thV; shoulders back and: front, the
white satin, tucitlh blpuse with w
flat collar whose jjeep jpoint made,
another V belbw tiie neckline, "skirt
pleated air round. What seemed to
be gbid '■ beaded bodice ; ahd black
net skirt woiild. appear /%ob
spphlsticated for a f reshmarf^tJl^',
prbbably. not' for this .freshman. : .
Jobyha Ralston came through iiS; .
a . capable .little actressi: with, .a
pleasant ' haturai . voice. A : diark
frock of hers had" It's circular skirt
-quaitered &s it, were by four iri -
verted-.pleates a white. band nnialcihg-.
a V line . back and front of the
bbdice and around the skirt hem.-
A dark sweater and white skirt was
bocbming too but- the dance frock
looked like a horiie made one
though perhaps it - shouldn't, be
judged tinder- the : conditlons-r^
Jobyna!s .fromi . too miich .refresh-
ments, and the :Irock's from, too much
Jpbyna. At least there is no, foot-;
ball game in this college cut-up.
They're Weiaring Lilies
"PiccadiUy" has a new credit
system-^ihtrbducing title jind stars,
etc., Individually on largs ads on
buses as they move through London
trafflic. But there all promise of
soiriething different, stopp
Gllda. Gray. Was niade to appear
terribly old in both stage .and street
. costumes nohe of which did her
'justice^i at all.; . / Wearing ^ lilies, pn
her .liibulder ^as: a h.e-w Ide'a ,that
heed, not be. bopied^swee.t , ybun^
hprbines dqri't heed theriil arid all
bthers ipok . ridlculpus. Attna May
Wong ;wa.s .the-.picttire, at one- time
carryirig what looked liUe a .season's
trisippirigs as the fur trlnimlhg on
a light suit, only ©ne f ur .cuff on
-iti thi^ other a- clrtjUlaf .; flare,: An
pthei* instance of one cufflng it was
Gilda's' black chiffbn ^bwn with a
gauntlet .of - fitch pri a . tight sleeve.
Strand Sound ^hopey ;^
"The Ga,mblers": at the Strand
seemed to include the . men in the .
prbjectlori room— drie time 'It would
be thp sou rid that , was mjissing, an -
other time the picture though the
talk went bn and yet they m.an-
aiged • tb. makd both fends meet.
eventjjaliy-f7:-perhaps they had pleri(;y ■
of margin, but the audience - Wa§
short on patience. Lois 'Wilson' ha;d '
to ruin her husband's , Career before :
she : discovered she loved- him but
better iaie than Reno. Her. black
velvet gotvn looked rather cum-
bersome from . ■ the . . back . but
shoulder prchlds and ■ fitted bodice
improved the front view. ; A .
negligee of gold figured -white chlf-
f bn with heck of marabou clqrig tp
her figure, ■ trailing ohly from the
8houIder.s: Pauline . Garon sounded
and iboked cute, especially In a
wjiite epwh with. s?itln . bbdice and
driigp^ tuiie ; skirt7 /ah<f ^ Ih i Vblapk
coat , with collar . of krimm.er. t.hi^t '
also made the clrcuiar flare . above
the elbo-Ws : ph the ' tight sleeves. .
Both Lola and Pauline heed fear
no microphone unless they have any
secretstp hide. '
vet dress rri-c'T»ulcy"n;H^rtl'ai?ir^
things tb the flgnrc.' It is princess
in line, molding -hor form until just
below the knee. Whore it sways .out.
scalloped, over a blaHc tullC .skirt.
Just .ah old. Spanish cu.stbni. A
shaped velvet' pan.el is attacbcd to
the AvaLstUrio in back ' + 3 form a
.smart little tr9,ln; A dr.2ss far ntore
restrained than thofi'J "Misj Foyf
usualjy - wears a,nd consequently
better. . . - : -.
Irene Bordoni sings In "Paris"
wearlnfj her own kind of very largCi
vbry glittering, very extrayagaht
Costvime, requiring rib small; skill
to balance. It is bf velvet,; with
a tlght'bbdice and tremendous bouf-
fant skh^t that, sweeps, the floor
over a huge .arcii.- ;Thc fealhor.? of
l^intrariTT'iHrbi c="b»ti'i'th€^3==eb^^
loxynr part- of the skirt. Jew-elod
ftmbroidcry in the outline of an ex
otic trf)pical iTlrd splashes the front
of the co.stume. The toAvcrlng head-
dre.ss boars the same bird pattorn
with more feathers .swirling from. it.'<
heights to at. last roguishly curl
under her. chin. A great big. dre.«.«4
in a' grr-at big way;
(
■■■.■Sailpr's' .Vyives.
"Wrath of the: Seas,", a itorelgn ;
invader, is still ;fightihg the late--
but never "too . late' to picture— war.
This particular, angle is • that a Sail-
or's, wife is lonely one, espei^'^.y .
when hubby is .more devoted .tq'v'f?
other women— a . ship Is alw.ays
"she"— than to her. . And with Nils. ,
Asther Just starting out on his.
Career as film villain it:, tobk the
.Battle; of Jutland, .to settle a 'do-
mestic situation. 'Agnes ■Ksterhazy .
■played the solemn rfaced wife, but
Mary lialm, an attractive blorid,
-hci ped:i-t } |ie-^pict..uro_m.ojje_thap_thei_
hfrpinb.. ."Pt-e war", is ; rip recomr
mend'ition for -n'pnio.n's clothe^. Seat
.s'oonfs gfj<rd:'hut nothing to explPde
about.
Ronald Coinian
"nulldl.g Drunirtiond" (nobody
over .♦■-aid why the "liulldbg") is
iConliriued on page 79);.-^
56
VARIETY
EDITORIAL
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Trnda -Mark ItCKlsiered
ruklMira ^Vookly hr VAIURTS, Inc.
;■■ Slm'e SUvofmahJ President ■
IB4 :\Vos.t .4Ct,H Slrcei . New York City
' SUIBSCRIPT.ION:
. . .v.; in
AiiniiBi.',
. ..$10 Foreign.
SlnRle Go
pics . •.• * • ^ * • 1 t' • • • • •.
.26 Cents
:15 YEARS AfiO
(I^'oiii'iVariety 'and. Clipper)
Up to date the fjroat.cst ;^hards<hlp
, wroufTht by- the ISuropean Avar .y,'as
the tilt in price,for champasrie irbm
\ii td-$?7In Ne\v' York- dance places.'
^\ew Vol-k liippoiSronie • was rusir-
-ing -Its .:btRt€;sSt spectaclP; "Wars p£
the W.orlia.''- Marceline was back fit
the . Hip after two years absence. -
— Harry' t'ox ' and Jtirirty Dolly 'were
married in Long i3each| Lbrii? Island.
Annouric(?m<?nt., wii^r: made_ that
George M. ' ' Gohan would write a
musical .; -Which ; Cohtin. & Harris
would produ^he" with . the pa,ir as
stars. ' ". ■ i:-'
Famous. . Players, celeb rated the
first anniversary of its direer as a
program releiasing comp3.ny. Adolpli
25uk6r*s greatest .work was regarded
as his . deal . with Jeadlng. produeers
for fiimihg stagfe \successes. . ; His
allies ?weVe pavid Belascp, Henry
SavagiE} and Charles Frohrhan,
"tipperary" jand /'Oyer There"
had not yet ibeen glven to the world,
but an . avalanchjB pf pat'rjpti.c. num-
bers wias on. One of the early pops
was "Fatherlalhd, Mptberiapd, the
l|fj^ of My Best dir'I/' over wM^
tsvp publisbers wrere fighting.
Peter F. Daile'y, comedian, left an
estate of $16,000 divided between
his brother, !Robert', and a slsten
Litigatioti thiat later opened most
of New York ..state- to Sunday pic-
tures, reached, an . advanbe pha.Se.
Justice McCann .ln .Utlca ruled that
Indoor exposition^ for an adniission
•were nPt: in violation of the penal
code. Authprities had to prove such
shows were disorderly . pr ,:ag;alnst
public prder. City had sued under
code section fprbidding "hunting,
gaming or . other public- sports or
shows." . Utica file<3l notice of appeal
and it was on this argument .before
the Appellate court that the decis-
ion in favor of .. Sunday pictures
came.
SO YEARS AGO
(.From "CJwper")
After much ballyhoo a contest
was framed between Capt, ]Webb,
English (Channel swinirher, and Paul
Boyton whP made the Caiais-Dover
crossing in a.life-savirig suit. James
Gordon ' Bennett of the N. T. Her-
ald, offered the.pair $1,000 to appear
at Newporti Webh to swim In only
a bathing suit and BoytPn to paddle
'himself buoyed, by, his. suit, Con-
ditions called for Boytoh to make 25
against Wpbb!s; 20 miles.
''Variety'' on ihe^I^
By Sid Silverman
■ : Hbllywoodi Au^. 31.
It's too hot io .sci.nawk. 'feoon tliat wur 'a week , and what a theme
.song a thunder' storiiV would be. \ . ,
•Neither is Variety helping the. situatuin. . N6\y that you guys hayo
that "Halleiujali^ . special: nuinbe.r: o^^
news.' . Tliat's the greatest ^.spacP lillinf,' racket .we'Ve hedrd of in years.
Better than, ofllce !.*nllei%^^ and representing more picture reviewing than
Vance haSidono Mtiee .A'arietyV^^^.S^^ Got to black- . up
now to get a by-line., ■ .:■ ■ ' . i .v ' ..
■ J ust . 7i^' inches oil -the Vidpr .pie tii rc litst wPck. ■ Cpujit 'em. A page
of .reading- matter be«i use- the: j>apor was aTrnid to. trust one critic's
jiidgiment Pn;. an expcri-mcnt. .AVeii; it's, nobb.dy's tault; buj thelr'own. If
ihey-rcad:-itV:; '■ ■■ . ■ ■ - ■ ■ -- v--'; '•■ ; ; , .
Is Variety the sap 'papcir of th^ wprtd? .Is it-the, piuyhover for pubU
ebme-bns? AVise- Xisteh. - On; the. -frpnt pa^e - last' week-
was a yarn, headed, ''Seeing the . AVorld' With Gciliebs: As Newest Gag."
Oh page one. We'll SiVy it'.s . a gag. Look 'in the issue of June 12 and
read wliat the twp column head on page . six .was.ail about. The sarrie
yarii slipped pvei* by' thfe same iguy. You'd better put. that p. a-, oil the
staff before he selis you the 59th Strefet; bridge. ''.
ilerely . proyihg that ncithei- Variety pi* its repprters are reading, itv
Ciiumps, making a chump of a chump. Save some radio ibed time stories
for those page one bpxfes and let the boys tak0 turns .wearing Pulaski's
Only, don't fprget the guy -who took a prop -y£u:i) ,artd vmoyed. it tip
from page six tp page pne. within three ri;pntlis'. TheiVs a :
staff mc.mbiBr preparing an, expose bboH on :raekets,/tpp.^^ He- should be in-
the home office; Variety, take ix bow ! . And, tny Ayord, if ■ w'e catch you
bending; '. . ; :
It's:stiU too hot to squawkii ■■ ' : -'. -^'''.^ ■ ' . '
: ^ ;. (Cohflnuied .frPm; pace 2T) .-- . .'
Rose*' (done Into a picture with the Nicholis office to" Supervise its pro-
duction, Miss Nichols did her "share of the tblnkingj pver the cast. The
Nichols oftice is on. Wbst 46.th street. . Standing outside of it- one day:
Miss Nichols observed a girl/ whp yyas Ninqy Carroll.. 'Asking her name
and address, Miss Nichpls learn Pr so
arptind -l^w York as an eitra; / .
Deenried just the girl for Abie's Rose, Miss Nichols mairitarncd she
wanted that NaiiCy Carroll, through a long .debate .bn b.oth ;Coasts as to
the best girl for the role, N6. one but Miss -Nichols had seen. Miss
Carroll.' : ';'.:-'.-. : ■' ■
.Again when VBuriesque'' was being c fpr a talker, Walter
Wanger asked Arthur. Hop.kins if lie would not send the fiill stage
company ovPi: to' the Par Ijorig Island studio for a test of pn.e act.
Hppkihs, also .curipiis, consehted. The full .cast reported at the, "stiidiP,
minus Barbiarai, Stanwyck,: the girt lead- of the- Stage play. The trouble
and , annoyance of pireparing foi- the; test , with thej consequent probable
postponement, irritated every one. at .the studio over 'Miss Stanwycli's
disaippointment.- • ' '.■
Wange^ finally concluded the test wPuld have tP ffo on with any kind
pif a substitute - fpr Miss. Stanwyck, and Nancy. Carroll 'again called..
She retains' the roie in the PararnPunt hit, now at the Rivoli oh Brpad-
. way, "ifhe Dance, pf Life," "Burlfisqtie:" on the sheet,, arid generally voted
.better-.than:the:stagi» shifish; • ' . ' ■ / - '
The. Albany team of the Baseball
Leafi;ue topped tho circuit in home
runs for that season, havipg scored
■;l2,: four by brie 'piaye^^^^^^
had the disf inctiph.. of being the only,
professional club ih .the coiintry that
had never been, ."white washod.V.' .
Clipper .dejplpres disa.ppearance of
the old ■ fash'ipnod small ..circus,
:^hich vL^i tod . ■ the .minor, - towns.
Explains, that the'., tendency is for
only '.'cblossal". organizations tb take
tb^thb. road.;'- ■■'..•:
.Christies: don't like the. terhi,: Shorts, ; as indicating talking shorts.
Called the Christife' shorts 'Talking Plays in the, Christie ad in Variety
last •we:ek, saying -that iS, -what they are instead of Variety's pet , expres-
sion. Shorts. ; ■-.'''..
That came about through Pat Pbwlln|r, p; a. for the Ch writing/
in tp inquire why Variety in its difEerent'repprts always- group the talking
shpirts on the prpgram as j Ust Shorts ; why not mentipn, the names bf the
shorts, especially the Christie shprts, probably meant Pat. A reply .went
back to the coast that If meetirig" with. Pat's desire, Variety would have
to list the names of y aude acts instead of using ,merely Vaudej to denote
the: stage sho^y ;Included .turhsr :
Sp it Avias suggestPd to Pat that since he did .wish to make the titles
of tiie Christie shorts Icnowtt and sih.Ce Variety went to yaudfiim houses
playing "shprts as well as niany other' theatres Pat ; knows . not pf* -why
not advertise? • ' - ' ^
So Pat did, ' ' -. . '
And that rpugh spot was tivcn
The Future of the N.V. A.
It*« not "i'he Pity of the. N. V. A." any more,
forgotten. But it had a long rim. . -
That day Is almost
.The ,N, v.. A|.-6f the future seems to be the thing. Quite an institu*
tioni for the actor when properly conducted. Arid when npt, not.
.There. Is. sp rnuch fpr the N; V. A. tb'bvercorne. frpni its -manhandljhf
of the past. Its riariie is iiaitiPnally known,-- but not any tttp f a vbralily;
Thiis panhandling, sthtt. In the theatres onp.; day yearly for "the.:. p'^of
yaudpyllle aetbrV' -was-d'eadiy-^ .' ■ ' -
..That rnust >b0 forgottcjii} ^,The personal publicity theft of the Ni -V. 'A'-s.
good: name is prie. P4 , the thingS; to be overconiei\ , AJ.thpugh tliat Hoed -not
concern the;, ictor-memb.fri^ Pf the N.** V..: A.; sp much, -ias., .long as . lh».
.N. V; A. is. an' fictor's,.sbeio.ty..an'd ho^^^^ V- . - '; .
.; In the new layout the N. V. A^-lpoks bktiy. "Thfji'e's/Sinc^rity to it liow.
Variety- actors, slipuld have an, organization. It shbuld ^ be their- club,
and th^sir cburt,^ as the N. V. -A/ Is intended, to bo. ; That: Elves tlveiu:
everything — excepting wbrlc. . . . ;
Silt, in -the well cbnducfod club, prgariized iind bpoi-ated- litce tlie ;N.- v..
A., with nb -member bui'n in g^^^ up througli oppression pi* mi.streatniiont hy. '
the club itspif/:tiie discontehtn\ent,/bf. the-.lay off -is not apt tp carry tiuv.
As an institution - pf- thc^ variety - business, now -9 S- per cent of Anit|f -
ica's shovv-dpm,. file N..- V. A^ foirward, to lie. the, repi\osentati"vo
ahd the home, of its people; tp mean sorh^'thihg tb tlid actbri, that; hp cart,,
respect, albng with his.; profession, and something 'Just .as ..niuch to tlj*
.rtianager who wants tiie' actor to .liaive . resjpect ,an,d be rospectod.. Tor ,
the standing: of the- shb.vv business, with all, vpf the pii^
It.
The N, :V,: A. .can, b'e.a regulator, of tiie.'a'?tbr. for it is'bf actor,,
can bje: a r(jgulato.r of -thb inanager in his dealings, wit
its ma^irt purpose, taking- biairie of :tiie actor when ill or unable to act,- if
the actor, heeds either, is the \great goal* : • ■ '.
. To be f pee . frbijv. agita^^^ frpm. iriterfbrence, to ,,bc. run .by - tho
actbr_ for .the vactor,^: to be his guardfan oi-'' guid.e If ne^^^ tb hay*
thie actpr; believb: he is the N; V*, A.,, to ^accept it and ;lopk; upon it a-V^a;
.hayeh, ..and tp bp satisfied. -With it,: whether a star or a ribvice,; WiH mako
thfe ideal ' N. V. A.:>and the- ac.tpr's :§^^
T© accomplish all of tl»Is, the- actpr muist have- faith .'and. help? He
must believe there is pne place , he can 'go to that Is. on the : level .arid
■that piace h.e must believe is the N. Y.; A, - >,For, thbs.e now in .charge of
the i^^ V- A., niust make such a plic.e >yithln it: they:.^^ the
actor beiievie by m,Tilcing tlie N. V. Av on ithe, level, something It .heyer
before has .been from the -day it was. illegitimately born. ' •
; The; N»" V. Ani- is a necessary part ,of , the variety j^r-bfos^ .. There is
no charity cprinected -,^vith ..the N. V. A., . ijlte; wb^ should
never be uttered iii , the clabhbuse, in Saranac, in a theatre or any other
i)lace. The N. V.; A. never . did and n^A'pr can do ^ahy ehjarityt .It; has ,
done arid can only dp for the actor needing, it -what that actor is entitled.,
to. Any actor of repute (npt r.phut,at.iPri ,6r.renPWn) iri the variety, field
reaching a point .where Ire siibiild be tak.eh care of by -th hb haiij
graced, shPuld be taken care of by that business, not thrpugh parihandlinff
poverty.- up; arid down theatre aisles with : a hoit. but! f rorii a . business that
can support arid . .will suppbrt It^! ppople, whether unfprtunate in thei
office or on- a stage. .
'In the new officers of the -N. V. A. is tbe piibt ligh v • Tliby are aptprs,
of and with the actors, and the N. V. A. is a truly actor's organization
at last. '.;•'
. Freelance members bf^ Fox's "In Old Arizona" were elated when called
back tO: the studio to make a silent version of the picture. Anticipated,
several weeks work.
All reported, -went through a fast day !s shooting arid iri the evening
-were told that was all. Only scenes retaken were thpse which pouldn't
possibly bo lifted from the talking version^
. StealTiship Arizona made the trip
f rprii ; NeW Yprlc to - Liveriiool. in- '7
days, 8 hpurs and 8 miriutos, desr
ci^>d as: fast, going. ."
• ' Mark "rvvain. was leaving the
-rcpritineht after four month.s in
-Paris Belgiurii and HolLlnd, prepara-
tory to sailing for home -where ho
would publish an account of h'ls
: travels (apparently "innocents
Abroad''. Was in the. making)., -;
. Bernhardt was on the »ve of an
American, tour for \vhich .she would
receive $600 a perfbrmanpc, besides
living expenses of $20 a day w'hcther
she. appeared" or not.
Project was on to build an elab-
orate all-year casino at 'Coney
island with two 200 -foot, swimming
P9^
, Buying up unplayed dates of tiie existing prpduction Is one bf the
troubles that go with tcinaking a picture be_cause of. spund. Pictures
oh the market three years, and, jbngcf' iii foreign cpuntriQS, have beeri
found with as ;many . as 50 play dates yet; Qutstand ':
It is neces-sary ,to conciliate the renters, usually :accpmpli:shed bjr re-
turning th<?-:dopasitand.' canceling :the bbbking, before tbe studio- deems:
it safe, to gp ahead with the. ne.\V version? One -large plant estimates
the average cbijt of buying up unplayed dates to be $7,500. -
. ; Jveith's theatres have shown a, profit over the- suntmcr period. Last
week the net is sa id tp '■■ liaivb been $225,000. , Weelc before it. was $1(50,0,00,
and .runnin^r near -:tb.a iTiilllon' fbr'-lS^^^
' ' Fpr .tbo.se 12 . wop.ks Iveith's .charges off -nb : rent. The .Keith annual
rental for nearly all houses is charged off. pn';the 'bld-istyie "s^
40; weeks.: "That in the .days -vvhen the theatres .were not open in the
hpt woatlvor 'and left tbem frcp bf rento.1 overhead when idle. „
. Just Avh.'it tiio rent amounts, to for all of the Keith, (and Orpheum)
houses isn't known. It is said the weekly Keith Pverhead (Radio Pic-
tures not included) lias been: $175,000 this surei;mer." With Labor- i)ay
the rent charge goes on again, . ■■ -
Keith theatres of late have been getting a Ijctter picture break, -with
the talkers given, the entire ' erbdit fpr the increased 'buainess pver other
.summers, although a decreased expense, in the houses may have aided
on the profit side.
Exploitation in Brooklyn "vi^as -big oh "The Cock Eyed World" at the
jnii.V==AdiL=t)waii==itliCi--IJi:oo^W^
One Rr(>;U t\vo cnlmnn ad read: "Good bye Broadway— Hello Brooklyn-
Wo'ro ?.iiiVing,oy«n' Wit^ Our Whole Outfit of Gags, Dames arid Deep
Bolly l..iiuhnis,'' C'.ut showed Flagg and Quirt grabbing the dame around
rather intlmati'ly. at the ,^ame time. Other two cblurnn laybut showed
these- two marlne.s saying: "Hey, Brooklyn, we'-v'e left the front lines
to fondle tiie waistline.ss . . . of the Swellest set of dames a guy -ever
Ipved at one time. You'll be a .hor.se\s neck if you pass up thi.s chance
to laugh yourself goofy when our little, bedtime story begins on Satur-
day. Faithfully yours .but not to each other, Flagg arid .Quirt."
Ads 'receivod quite a big hand here and much tullccd aboUL
Fitst time in -many /inbriths . that .the; cops had; tb be called Put .to 'qiiell
cnibr.yonic riots. In front of the Fox. when "Cock .Eyed World" bpenel
Satui day, Nothing like this in a long while aroUnd here.
Stand-by equipment for prpjeGtion bf ..talkers soerns to • haive- beeBii
discussed i)y tivbsc,- interested in; exhibitipn,' iand then forgotten. Sbm.i
say it is gro-wing tb ,be a .mbre.-impbrtapt subject daiiy. •; Even- in ths
keys, when ah .equipmerit - bre'aic. .dpW^n . occurs, tiiere • is no immediatft
remedy at hand. In the Smaller places the .breait in sbiind proj[ectipn ;maf
haye to be repaired through phone call or new parts sent by air plane.
. It' is claimed that an emergency, projector could be rigged up fof
around $4,000 through the soUnd portion being added onto' the regula-
tion projecting machine, 'giv:irig anotiier , machine In the booth as th*
stand by. T,he more thoughtful say this is. a . necessary Insurance to
proper running and the requirements of an audience. The audience en4 .
seems to engage the most attention, inasmuch as a break in the project,-
tion, even- with a refund folipwing, still leaves dissatisfied patrons witU
a ruined evening.
Resultant loss . bf patronage and gbbd , will for the house, are "said t«
be important factors of the entire phase. -
A long time ago Georgie Jpssel wbrk'ed for Gus Edwards: Godrge hai
tp do a number In the act with a girl,: and the frail was .:fraiT. .So:
youiig. Jessel registered a squawk. Edwards suggested a couple of othe>r
•girls in the; turn, but (Seorge held but; -WTalicin^
street -while talivihg it ;over Gus finally said,- "AH right, youngSter.vyou'ra .
so smart, pick, your, 'bW'ri pavtner.'V vTliey/ happened to he <. passing, a
hotel and George, lopiiing through the glass: froritf spPtted 'a girl r
1)1.3 head. : Tliey .proffered another name, ' iarid. George kept on ^ shaklngi
Sp. .they also, said, "Pick ybur own*'— and Georee picked Lila Lee.
■ Reads like ;a press yarn;and ityi^^
Typical' attitUde: bf ' the produceirs. since, the ' Equity thing; was that
shown by the .heald of one- bf 'the big . studios. When, the castiriig- of a pic-
ture was being discussd. '--/:,■•.- . ' ■-.'. -
,. Name ; of a-', character man, one of Equity's torchbearers. ivas sug«
gested.. ,:"Sprid' for hitri," said- the producer. "But,'* .'protested ;aipther/.
'.'ho was amPng' the fnPst active .Iri thb Equity, fight" • ''"VV'hat I:qu^ly -
:f]ghtr' aiskod the producer, ,''Sign^hihi,'* ■ .
. : UniCormity pf, the v^ido filni for, the ' wide .screen has been taliced oU
it i.s-said, by ^s'orne bf the prbduoors who^soe tliiis as the future ill mi ng.
At present the. wide :fi:ihi is of three diffoVrit sizes. Whicli size SviH be ,
ultimately, adopted ha? not been settled upon, " •
Nor is there much talk about tor guide, the date when tho wide screen
will go into ihore. general usee A eo .uiiijEL.;of_.t;he_clmin.s^are^said_to_I)^^
striving to install a .«iupply. without thov screens having, been tnade a^j
yet froni the accPunts.
Technirplor is preparing for ii natipnrtl- publicity campaign reaching
to $1,500,000. A New Yprk advertising agency is handling it.
, Just what Technlcolpr's objective Is Ish't anhouricpd, nor has th(»
campalgri itself been nientipriod.. Technicolor, with its stock leapinj?
from 5 to 85 since the talker- arrived, has beeri thought to be up to its full,
capacity. A recent report from the coast stated Technicolor has 3.i
cameras uiixl witft ari order filed to increase the riuniber -to 100.
Wednesday* September 4, 1929
L EG I TIM ATE
VARIETY
57
GILLMORE PUT ON SPOT
Last We^k*» EquUy Mi^elirig
Reported to H
Undivulsed. Inside Stuff—-'
Artti-Gillmore Qroup ; (i>i^
Coast INflarking Time
IT'S^ISti
Sunday Kite's Specials
■; A .SuiVduy Ex^
Theatre i-k': 'a.-.r\Q\v little thcittre
, venture :boihfT^ . proiiioted . by -
Myron :E;; .Sattlor; • director .o£
the 92d^trect.Y;;3J^-H^^
' -Tfileritttl : lobai . tale^^ Ms.
isi)ecially ■.invited ,by ' Sattler ■ *Q
join :;his efro'up,' headquartered
at 3CI3 Leiinston avcnuci
Frank (Billmore' . fs saic< to have
been put on a spot before Equity's
Coifiicir at. its meeting :last week,
the first held aft6r GrIlrTipre's
abandonment 6f ' HbjiyWobd to \the
picture producers. .The spot is said
to have been set by Lawrence
Grapti member fronii the coiast and
' repr^senti ng . the . a riti G i II more
groiip in Etiuity out there.
^ Giilmore is. reported ta have re-
plied to Grant's ari'aignment of him
to the council that he. would short-
ly submit a report on the Equity
coast fiasco. ;. Follo>iying that state-
ment, thie dozen ; or so council mehi-
bers presient !dtcf not ipii-ess qu^s^
tions.
: The 'Equity's CouPGil meeting oc.
cupicd . about . four: .hours, with
Grant's fireworks the, big thi^S'
. though £ov the public an aonounce-
■ment Nvas issued tiia.t Jack Dempsey
had been suspended, resulting f rpin"
the Equity Hollywood affaiir.
. At the same meeting and foJlpw-
ihg- erant, jetta ,(>Oudai i a: said to
have presented a. petition of . prp-
; Qilimore niember-v • Ayhitewashitig
hini- for. Ilolly wood/ v. Grant , is said
to; haVe answered :with . the rexnark;
hie could secure artother list' of sigT
. natures, with three to . one against
■ Gillnibre .over the Goudai . names,
~ ■ . Miss Goudar is reported to have
admitted > possibility of Grant
making good on his assertion.
.The coiincil is reported to have
beea f greatly . surprised by
veheniente iiid . Irif brmation of the~
Grant -reaid letter ! to "it. Gillmore,
attacked in it, is quoted as replying,
referring to Grant,; .and : declai*ing
the statements wiere ' brought about
.. by a personal itni.mus; .
"This man has hiited pie for
years;"' .
. . Nothing Given Out
Nptbintr on the internal matter of
Equity has been given out, nor has
Grant or the group of Etiui ty niym
bers he represents ann<)unced any
. liaft of the Grant statement to the
council, either in Kcw York or in
Hollywood.
In New York it is. i"epOrtc^'that
neither William Canavan, the* st£ii,'c
hands' head, nor Joijoph N. Wcbct-,
of the musicians, was consulted by.
: GiUmore. before the Equity lircs-
iilent Ifeft for. the. coa.st early in
June. The first in timatiPn had by
the' labor leaders Gillmore knew lu>
-. \vGuld :hav6. to crtll upon at. a show
. down of the Equity rnoverhcht was
the press annouTiccni^nt' given out
by .Giilmbre the day beCdre; l^ciuity's
nb-studio-contract ord.fcr.' -went into
effect;: JuTife 5'.. V '' . :'. • ' .
A part of the .'Grant statennoht
. is -said to have ..been tba^^^ Giilnjbre,
while actiye in opei'ation in.HoUV-
. ;w'bod and' with' a . layout, that ' I6'dke<;l
. . riiore .like a ljatU6 array than a prc-
lihiirtai-y, failed' to'^ive .heed to or
follow any suggestion ma.de 'by his
.eoaiit . ?idvlspi;y board tlifit . di,d n^.t
. moot .with Gillmore's perwpnal view
.. of ; the subjftot- under discvission.:
There i.'> ho information as to the
future attitude, of Ciinavan .Jind
Wobcr tcuvard (Villnrore in his
..Htiliyxvood; ambition. ' .
• . Gillmore left ;ITc)lly wood. with, a
T>romise to i-(?f lirn for a renewal of
his hcipos in tiie pif-fUre niivking
tifld. 'ro. roturn without a pl^^^^^
■ ^'''^ ^t healriciir unions ivPuld
r~"T?'Tivc r:iiirnf>r(!, ifr^^ST po.«sf))l'srTrronf
' (lill'MMih.: pa.Hitian'. thiin h*' found him-
^"■•If on 'the .late -trip, . '
KdUiiyV.s Council liiid its soeond
?-"' ssiou : y.ostprdiiy ■; Tuiwday ) • sin(;e
.<lilliniirr'"s roluvn. It Wii.s . stated mi
<'"aKt collapse \vas to be looked for
iintil tho details had been diprested.
'I'll fi matter of suspension,* t«till Is
a leading problem. 'While there
MARGARET ANGLlNmT
UP-STAGEINIILWAUKEE
Klilwaukee, Septi 3; :
Margiret Anglin w'ent up-stage
here late last week, w.hijn about tp;
bperi in "A Woman of .KrPn^e". for
the I>avidson; stock, starting Sqn;^
day. ; She , sent an ultimatunri .to
Mack and liroWni the s t pc.k • rrian-
agers, either, the' cpThpany; • AVPivid
haver to conie to Tver hotel to te-
.hearse-.or else...: ' ■" .. '■
it \vas or else i.iTimediateiy. I^?a^
bel. Randolph >vas . brought, p
Chicagp: by- pla^h.b/; learned : the rolo
over: night, and ; ppehed' S.und.ay; She
is a f avpr i te here, hiiv in g p re v ipu sly
a pneared With the stock.
. A .flg:ht between Mai'tin ; Llooney,
cp'-authoi: .'with / Thoma.«j' IJurtis pf
•'Sis,ter.s of. the Chorus," . a:hd L.buis.
■Safi.ftni prbduGer; oyer play owner-
ship;: took a moro;.. la-st
weoi< When . .Saiian filed . .counter
charges aga inst ■ Mbbh.ey . w.itli . the
Dramiitists* ..Guild in. defense of the
laUer's attempt to ireolaim. ri'g^ to
'the -show;. ■ ; • • ■ .. '
Mooney jjetitipned Safiah to show
cd.u.se, why the rights of "Sisters"
should not -revert to himself and
obllabPratPr tp'bc decided by; Drani
afist Guild arbitration with, Safian.
Vhrpugh his. attorney,. TheodbrG
I.,Csspr, retaliating with ■ countei*
chargcis demanding Mpbney's .. dis
ihiss'ai frp'm the Dramatists' Guild
upon allegation that Mooney engi
neered liolice interference which
•slPugile(l • --the production after its
premip^:e at ,;the ; Windsor, .Bronx,
soiiie weeks. a'go. The cpmpiaiht al
leges - ■ Mooney . phoned the IBrbnx
bistrict Attbrhey working as anon-
ymous; ,6pnrplainant and was re
sponsible for the follow- tip. pinch.
Mbbney has amended former coni-
plaint /to . reclaim the ' show ■ with
blanket denial of Safian's charges,
also .claiming that neither he or
Burt is . h&d received rpy allies due
The rnatter will be arbitralted next
weeki • ,
•Mboriey is rrepprted after play as
he has aliother -producer ..ready to
reproduce it. . . • ' ;
GRANGER'S MlBI FOR
AUENSMOWN OUT
Miss Ahglin had differences -WitTT
A.lb.cr.t Mack, ; tlie ^company's direo'
tor, It - was thc'n she refused ' to
conic to tlie theatre for' final .I'criour.-^
sals.^ '--y. ' '-v..''^ -.' '■. ■■ '■■••
It is said the.stpck's matla^^emen.t
will prefer a- chai-ge ;;vitii.;:Eqiiit y
.against Miss'-Anglin. -- ■ •',,
ZIEaFEID FOUNl) OUT
Zibkfeld .was. feeling gbod
;abput : Eddie : Cfthtpi-'s . terrific-
niat iriess . buSi n ess w ith "Whbo-
pee.'' . Upward of aOQ : standees
turninpf' but .reguliarly.,.. •
Jiiggy' wa nted tb knb w::
VI don't knbw \vhp's the draWr:
whether it's , Cantor : or Ziieg-
•: Eddic^^rei)lied.: ,-.
•'■Well, 'yoU; saw wh.di hap-
ijeried Avith .'Shb\v Girl.' "
\ lyfinheapbUs, Septv 3.; ;
St. -Paul . civic Ibdderd ;are de-
termined that St. I^aul shall . no
longer 'i)e'.-knb\yn a;s: "a poor sWpw.
town" .and: ;that . the flesh and bloPd
spoken drama: shall no longer Tvaht
for support there.. ; : . •.
iThey haive organized all the civic,
and commercial bodies of' the pity
into 'an Pi'S'T-nizatibn which 'wil.l de-
vote' its. efforts tb. enlisting siippbrt
fb.r the, drama throughout tlie eri-
-ttre-fteXy— gea-Sbny
ON FOR BETTER BOND
I'tiui Griringer's' alleged attempt
to e'iscanc EqiVily's alien actor regu
liitiDiis hois been, apparently nipped,
sifter . (■Jvuinger'.s protest against
alien actor classification t\yo' weeks
ago. . ...■'■■
Grain.gor signed for a road co. o£
"Joui-ney's lOiui" two weeks ago.
ICquity'.s checkup fPund him on the
li.st of visiting English actors^ When
questioned he cinim'ed .that although
he iiad .appeared in productions
abrPrul Iris fi'ilh.er. wiis a liaturalized
"American.' citizen inul therefore he
shuuld be regai'iled ii.s such. Equity
d'eniahdod prpof and w.hen not forth
CoiuinK notilied Gilbert MilU-r that
Gi-'aiJiseuV'^V(iuld''ii:iye tp;;be replx^^^
.. ;.A1 Jfolson: stiu-ts a . -vv-oVld'-i con-
cert tour next wintet-, under Wil-
liam- .Morris' dit'ection, with ; BiHv
Grady: of the .Morri.s; ofncc- :to ac-
cpmpany him' and handle all. busi-
ness details en route. ; Mrs., Jplsori
(Rii^^y Keeler) will, of cours:e.. ; also
be along and may contributii a por-
tion of the "Pne ma^" -show,;
The tour -starts in the mislwest
in February, followed, by .t cpuplo
of concerts - in. Florida, and fi om
there. ;either to' London or .Australia
as starting points ' round the W«n ld.
In Albert Hiall, London, a . $lO' lop
will be charged .and it is. expected.
Suppbi-ting -': tialent ' will , be re-
cruited in big ..cities like London
or in. the Antipodes, but; in whe far
eastei-n \ cbdhtriesf, : isuch as. India,
China, Ja:pan, ::tKe. Phjllipines, etc
Joison Will do a single.
The ti'^'niendous sales pf. .To'isou s
Brunswick recordings of fho "Shi',f
ihg Pool" picture spngs gave: him
|.the idea for - the .'tour, .that Vjeiug
the first strong indication of his
international r«p. In far-pff trad-
ing posts, igeneral stoi-es, etc., the
prop phohograpii .has been vised to
demonstrate only . Jolson's , recor.ls
this being merely . a local servi-e to
, the natives who went strong, for
I the mammy singer's "canned" dit-
ties. In some of the countries with
wired theatres, Jol.sOn is eq'i.illy
known in those spots.- from bis
talking pictures.
'^IIci- Friend the .King,"- : starring-
WiniaiTi Fayer»ha.m, came.\yithin^^^a^
ace . of Jb'^lbw in reheiirsal laiat
week when Equity, demanded better
secufily than that proffered by .Mor-
gensterii' and. Shprt, producers, :
Result was a break between Mor-
ganstern and Short with the latter
taking over . the productip-n and
promising :; tb , plaocL N'seeyrity, ' al-
fhousrh it is .figured frbrn :9.ther an-
gles ^that^ the cast may waive to
permit ■ play's .opening ^it Asbury
Pai-k, ' N. J... .next we^k • '(Sept. " 9)
Short has .propositioned the cist, to
waiive. if '. unable tb interest enough
coin for the Equity bond. .
if thi.s one folds, it will be the
secorid bust this ..season for Mpr-
genstern and Short, the other a re
viva! bf "A Temperance Town." It
folded . after two weeks' 'trial and
w'ith . cast -. pa id off from Equity's
bond.
After hearing! addresses: at. a
meeting last, week on . the impbr-
tance of a theatre to the city,. 100 of
thbSe leaders pledged tiieniselVes to
attend at least once, each ' -iVeek
some offering pf the legitiriiate
stage..; ::' ■ - .''^^-'' --^
The civic leaders promi.sed tb ask
the niembcrs. of the. organizations
they represent to pledge themselves
to suRP'prt the living drama.
"There, are. two spoken' drama
houses'; in .St. Paiil— Metr.opolltJin, '
playing road shows, and the Presi-
dent with a stpck cpntipany. . Both
did pporly. last season.
Phoney Solicitalkm
Equity Funds on Coa$
. "...•'■ ;'■ -' ;■; .. '■ • : . '
. . . . ; Hollyvvb^
Another racket is an .aftermath, bf
the Eqiiity -fight. ; Equity headquar-
ters ha,s received numerous cpm-
plnint.'^ .that a group , of ppbple arc
solibiting funds in the name of the
Public Safety Committee of Equity,
siu wing printed cards to prove tLo
coivucctiPn. .
To slop the gra:ff, Charles Miller,
coast representative of Equity, Is
broadcasting that Equity i.s not :so--
liciting funds for any' purpose what-
soever at the present time.
^'ROGUE^"¥lliA6EFL0P^
DOESN'T K.O.PRODUCERi^*
"The , Npble ilogue" closed at the
Gansevoort, Greenwich : Village, last
\yee.k. with : producers still hopeful..
Pf putting over: the- downtown play-
house.. : ■ •.
A . new one was. imrtiediately
tossed in. rehearsal, "Comedy . of
Women," due tb bPW in next .week.
( Sept. 9 ) : . with Theresa M axwel 1
Conbvcr, Jean Dowries, Jane Allyni.
Ruth Fallows,: fithei Allen, >Lv=i^**
King, Leslie l^eacock and Elizabeth
Day,:' - '^ : ; ■ :.■ '
The downtown house, was badly
hit thrPugh ' inability' to 'carry out
its playhouse and cabaret idea when :
the Fire .Department stepped In the
opening night,' .and slapped viola-
tions on the upstairscabarbti
:' ''Noble Rogue" did indifferent'
: business with cast naid for both pt
its two weeks from money posted
at . Equity. Fresh .security cover-
ing, two weeks' .salary now up for
new show.
aj-;^ jO 'pOoiiic- on .iljc ■Ci«ii:rv<;i:l,'.nitihy
ai'c out :of Jtdw'n' aiid some...:are . on;
the' coast.. \
' • '.JNb.'TalW j5n Coast :'^ ;
'v. ■ .' '^Los Angeles;. S"Pt"'.l;
<-"'LiiU-o'- is;. i)(-ard ubput .aS' a re-.
i)i>und ■ of t!k.:K<iuity .try..to ■ cOrr^tl
the' .studio acting forc'es.' .:■.,' .'
The .ai.i.ti*Gil|morc, tAihOh of
E.iuity-..nveniiier.f, containing prom-
inent :plU.vc'u'-s, is . awaiting any but-
t'lonvo in Xe>v :Yo.rk,' fr.orh: the story;
Tlvc: anli-Gillmorcs, it'is believed,
h.ave decided to say notivirig until
some detVnite . re.«ii]t..,. comes :, fryna
^''ew Ybi-k. ■ .'Should tb;it be- iiieiong
•\vitlirn..a reiis()ii;ii>1e timo: they art>
apt --to -talk; ■' ■■. ■•:
^. Lawrence (li^ant, of tlii-: looal ad-
visory lioard Cor':(Ul.hnnr« whftii go-
ing through, tin;.- .sti-u.ugle Ikto : dur-
=tn^nm?^vre(:-"Til pnTHT?=rFf=^t=l«-^i ™-=
mer; went by rail' and plau.-.to X'-w
York, returning by the .s..!hi.e -nu)iN:
of travel.- .N()llvlng Is kunwn. 1i'T<v
Of Grant's mission to nT-P'-fi" *''^.f'.""''.
Equity's Council in '.Vew V()rk, oili- r
than iie acted as the rfprr'sentative:
of the anti-groiip and placed a re-
port of the lOqnity fiiihire on the
<?oa3t before the. cottncil. / -
Burnside Spec Closed
Atlantlc City, Sept. 3.
"Here and There," produced by
B. H. Burn.side at the civic Audi-:
torlimi for this city, closed Satur-:
day riight. That winds up the show.
It had been reported headed for
Boston and; later for New Tork;
First local closing date was given
out as Sept. 20, then moved to Sept.
7, -w-ith the ^Saturday shutting done
suddenly.-
In the immense atiditoriumi seat-
in g arP li n'd : SPVOO (), ' tli c.. or d i nar y "at"^' .
tenda nce^ for a stage show . was lost,
VYith even 7;000 people in the place
it looked: bare; .■■
. Atlantic City furnlshei^ an: Etjuity
bond; of $o0,b00 to ensure the . sal-
aries. of. the cas.t. - .
Ilntife" - cast ■ bf : ShuberOs "Night.
rh.,A'e'nl(;C\'' , c,i.irr<.:n't at , the Sh'u'bert,
lias: aecopted a: .salary .ciit t'r>i^
balanirc of . the^ run. '..-.■.,' . •
1 {.us in (■««>- off. . .■ . : .' ''
HITCHY IN K. C. HOSPITAL
. : ^ ; 'i\an.sas . City, Kf-r)t,i 3.
.'Ti;i vnioVid Ilitchepck is a. " patient .
iU I.t.' Si'.'.irfli llf:.si<i:t!i] in this .city
iiiidiTi.'oir.^r tr' •■ii'ii.ent ■■ for . lif.irt
1 trovilii' .aiiil
FRANKLYN BAUR
Voice of, Firestone
;('oa.sr to .r*r.:,st .: \v')-;.\ •
• .iTid '
iixcl usi vt> Victor J leVw ,ri) i nj; A ri ist
;'r^);r7"^TtJ^Tn^r?^e<'^ri""
in: ( ■ol"i'*ailii .'.^i'i-in -. ■ f'>r a n-imi- r
111' Ayi-t i-'H, f'iit til'- iiiv.-J-i ;.liiiu<l«: did
. ri'-t - ;i;m-i I- V. ith liisn. Kii r'.uto to
j'Cliic'it'o. ri l!(.;irt . iiiLi'-k'- i;"<-essi-
I i;i1('fl l,i,-; !fi.>i>i.t:-. 1 1) i !.i>v I'iCil hos-r
|ii.i;i.l..
Plr. :.ii .• ■;iy 1; i..— )■• ■ .-' ist corir
1 ditioxi i.-* I*ot daiigeious.
58
VARIETY
L E G I T I MATE
Wednesday/ September 4, 1929
ZIEGFELD NOT READYING
NEW SHOW UP TO NOW
riQ Ziegfcld appears undotermlnecl
as to the start pf his production of
"Ming . Toy," the ^'East. Is' West"
musical. Its Score is reported writ-
ten.^ ■ ,'■'[
•Ziggy's . "Show Qirl'V at . the Zicg-
feld is no smash, suggesting aii early
successor' If an outside attraction
Is not to; be sent into that house.
•/Despite this, Zlggy has notified
talent under, contract to start Sept.
15 to defer . the date or . seek ^^h-,
gagemeht elsewhere. : Pne of the
actors contracted, is Jack Donahue,
who has accepted the.: high, .spot iP
the flew, Bobby Connolly show^ ".Tin
Hats," It will get into action around
oct.i. _ -
' A report has ibeen that another
show, othei: thah a ZiWfeld prbduc-
tl6n will follow Zieggy's "Whoopiee"
into the Anrtsterdam. "Whoopee,",
.with Eddie Can tor, .did a: tremen-
dous coiinie-back fojld^'lhgltis, three
weeks' lay o jff in July, hav ing, ..l ed
the Jirpadw'ay. .11 eTC~.Tfr~"ipp gross
since reopehiiig. - It Is expected! .to
remain at th6 Amsterdam until at
lea.st Nov. 1, ;
No date ha,?.; been set f6r the de-
parture, of ' -Show Girl''; from the
2iegf9ld. It's ■ hardly doing enough
at present .to hold In. For the past
isouple of weeks "Show Girl" got
barely over $26,00,0 In. a ■ house that
can do $63,000. "
Ciiange of femme lead f t-pm Ruby
Keeier to Dorothy Stone failed to
assist the b. 6,, "Show <iirl" : will
likely igro to .the rpadj as It was a
Btrongei* hit when playing fpr two
weeks in Bostoh before opening, in
New York than- it; has beert at the
Zlegfeld. ■■
High-Voltage
Miller TKeiltre C)iaiiges
-^ temporary change in the hbuse
sltfff pf Henry .Miller's was or-
dered because of legal technicali-
ties relating to: the dissolution of
the E & M Cprppratiph,; operating
the house. ' '
iibdewlck Vroprti Is in : charge,
replacing Ollie Alger. Willie
Harris of the Empire replaced
Louis Ohlms in. the box office.
It Is understood the staff will be
re-engaged upon the return of
CfUbert Miller frem LPhdon this
moiith. The 'theatre Is now con^
trolled In total by Miller. The
lease of the corpdratlpii in which
A. L. Erlanger . was ., a . party ex-
pired Sept. ;1, the term for five
years was entered Into after the
death of the elder Miller. ;
Duffy Vetoes Himself
. San FrahclscOj Sept. 3.
After picking the original cast for
"Cooking Her Goose," premiered at
his Alcazar here, Henry Duffy, dur-
ing the third .week oif its: run, sat
through a p.erfornianice and then
Btartedi giving out two weeksV no-
tice.
Nydia Westmah,; leading womati,
was not replaced; neither was Lep
Llndhard, who plays a detective
part. Jason Robards^ male lead,
was replaced by Irving Mitchell.
Dickson Morgan was brought in to
brush up the production, which had
been orlginaliy staged by Ferdinand
Munler, the regular Duffy director.
Duffy Is planning to do "Cooking
Her Goose" In New York aifter Its
coast, runs.
wpoips TOui
Hoilywpod, Sept. 3.
Having finished "Golden Dawn"
for Warners, Walter ."V^oolf leaves
here tomorrow. (Wednesday) for the
east. .
Wpolf resumes in "The Ri^d Rpbe"
: itShuberts) starting a road tour t6
tiiei Coast at /Syracuse, N. Y., Sept:
12. Troupe conies in here from
Texas during December. . .
H. C. BLANEYS DIVOBGING
. ^ Brldgepd^
©arry C*. Blaney, 2d, theatrical
ihanager, has brpught suit fpr a
divorde from Marion «Melrose
Blaney. .
'., Tlie Blaneys were, married iii
.March, 1922, and Blahey alleges
.desertion since June . 1,1923.
■ ■'.'^'■Reb orri""'at'^Lyceum ~
. "Reborn," starring Glenn Pluhter
'ftnd produced by Murray J^hlllips,
will open at Ford's, Baltimore, Sept.
Two weeks later it will steer into
the. Lyceum, New York, as sup-
planter to "Freddy," also produced
by iPhililps, which at that tim,e will
be ^hlppad to Boston.
^ "
Add the following to the collec-
tion of anecdotes about the pro-
ducer who thrives on aggravation;
who tortures himself with needless
difflcuitios; who. wouldn't be liappy
if he could not feel, th-at each mem-
ber of his cast was personally. doing
his utmost to. make the ishdw a Hop.
Call him Joe i?r6(iucer, -He's a
dynamo. He's dynanvite: just be-
fore a preniiere.
It happened at . the opening night
out of town. The cornet player
hadn't : been delivering his. .-"wah-
wahs" up to standard, the chdrus
woric had been "Iptisy." Acccrding
tp :Jpe, 'unless everyone, came
through 100% at. thp opening, he'd
close tthe show. '
Afore- mentioned . eornetist h a d
been the subject of most, of ' the
abuse. Popr guy . meaht Well and;
blew well,, but was -just the patsy.
Immediately 'bef pre' pverture, the
producer ■ summoned his orchestria
arid-read-t-hem-t-he-leet-ureH>f-ar^f6pt--.
ball coach whose team has just
muffed the first half. .;
:He called; thein everything. Then
he cklled thenl to order and shoved
them into the pit. Particularly, he
addressed the cprnetlst, ;
"Listen, to mfe, you guyi" he ciar-
ioned.; "You neyier played a good
show in your i life. ' But; you're gbing
to tonight, d'ya hear? .Or ouit ypu
go— and j ■ dori' t meian two weeks'^
hptlce!.".; ';.■.' , ''^ -.'
The trembling .ciprhetlst followed
his brethren . into the pit.. .
Curtain . .up. ^' Cast doing its
darridest. Orchestra ditto.
But soon enough, •. the bunch of
nervies that Nature made •into a
producer bobbed up In. the pit,
grasped the baton from tiig startled
conductor iand froin then . oh his
wild . conducting made It practically
inappssible fpr, anyone sitting in the
first five rows to see what was .hap-
pening pn the stage.' ■ .
First act. pyer. Big applause. A
great perfprinance, including the
cprnetist's^ Jpe PrpdUcer ' rushed
backrStagiB, called fpr a fresh shirty
and cellar and stood at the entrance
waiting for the musicians to file butv!
. Cams thie eornetist.
Joe Producer swooped" down .bn
him, murder In his eye.
"Listen, , you miig," grabbing thfe
eornetist, llmp^ from expellent .musi-
cal endeavor, .and almost sweeping
;hlm bff his feet.
''Listen, you bum eornetist;" Pro-/
ducer shouted, "what wa^s^ the mat-^
ter with that trombone player ?"
RUTH LOCKWOOD
of LEAVITT and LOCKWOOD
In "Hit- Bits of 1929"
■ With Ted Edd^ .i^^^ Band, the
Seven Haydeh Gloria Girls, Babs
Day^and-GTrtthsoTr-Jone s a ivd- Elste-
Elliotl.; Opening R-K-6 route,
week August 31.
Keith's . Madisbiii, Brooklyn, and
K-A, Flushing; L. L ;
Pirectipn CHA^. H. ALLEN
WOMEN RESCUED
Great States Saves Rockford
: . Ferhmes From Show Biz
Chicago, Sept. 3.
The Rockfbrd, III., Women's Club,
whiiph ventured V into the picture
business- by eperatlng the little
Rpckfprd theatre, experienced some
internal .controversy over Sunday
showk. It has how disposed of the
house;, tp" Great States circuit..
The circuit Is installing Publix
Players, dramatic stock trpupe, In
the house.
Cast Changes
Jphn E . Ypung. replaced Lcn
Haskell, In "Hpld Everything" at
tiie Broadhufst Monday, at which
time Helen GUigan replaced Ona
Munson.
Jerome Collamore replaces Law-
rence H. Cecil In "Freddy."
; Helen Crane has succeeded Adele
Klaer in "Let Us Be Gay."
Patricia Barclay, Frank Beaston,
Arthur Pearson and Edward Van
Sloan, have replaced Viola Frayne,
Walter N. Greaza, Percy Helton and
William B. Mack, respectively, m
••Reborn." .
FUTURE PLAYS
The next of the new Shubert
productions to go into rehearsal will
be ."Nina Rosa," mnslcal operetta,
the joint; W'ork of Signiund Rom-
berg, Otto Harbach . arid Irving
Caesar, with GUy ORpbcrstpn and
Dpn Barclay 'among the principals.
f'Reborh/V .by Irnia, Kraft, Glenn
Hunter starred by Murray Phillips,'
opens, at BaTtjmore. S >
- Ciist includes <iha.rle3..He^^
son, JaV: Muirey, Larry Wood,. Jerry
bavariaugh, Duncan- Penwarden,
William Gardner, jerry . .Taiylbr,.
Charles Ohlmeyer, Edward' Red-
dlrig, William Janney, Ralph
Adams, Ejjnice Stoddard, Sanford
McCauley .and Lott'a Bonner,.
"Dollars ; and Sex/' by Adeline
iieltzbach, will reach production
next month via Louis Isqiiith. Cast-
ing, and due for : rehearsal next
week. ,
Edgar Selwyn has the American
stage • riehts . to ''Other Men's
Wives," by Walter Hacltett, cur-
rent in London. .
""'•FiTmfly tAffaif s;*^
tano . and Earl . . ,Crbcker, . with
Blanche Ring nientipned as . pre-:
ducer star, goes intb ; rehearsal in
twp weeks.
Ralph Rainger and Adam Car-
roll, songwriters, , will ; author- and
spbnsor a new rhuslcal, . ''Yes,
J a riles," jibing in rehearsal In two
weeks.
. "Prima Donna/' witH Midge Ken-
nedy as the star, will be given a
stock trial in Greemyich, Conni,
next week. (Sept, 9). Charles Wag-'
her will produce th0 .Kennedy. slibw
in New York latter part of October.
"Jehovah .Joe," tried put last week
in stpck at GreenwicTi; Cbnn., gpes. in
rehearsal next week, with James
Rennie as star. The cast Includes
Flera Sheffield, Mpffatt,. Johnston.
J. H. Brewer, Valerie Valaire and
Georgle Lee Hall.
It has been decided by Shuberts
to produce "The Duchess of Chi-
cago," which is now running in Ber-
lin.
"The Whip Hand," drama, by
Marjorie Chase and George S.
Brooks, will be produced by Will-
iam P. Farns\yorth and Marian .
Flbrance in November. Edward
Goodman will direct.
John Golden has a group bf plays
for production without , definite
plans or dates. They are: "Let Us
Be Good," by Raphel CrotherS; "Salt
Water," by Dan Jarrett; "When in
Rome," by John Kilpatrick; "Big
Six," by Austin Strong; "Thft Brass
Ring/', by Philip Dunning and Bu-
ford Armitage; "Eagles and Lrons,"
by Geoffrey Kerr ;"Af ter Tomor-
row," by Hugh Stange.
COPS Wm NOT LEARN;
SLOUGH SHOW IN L, A.
Los Angeles, Sept. 3.
Looks like the cops just won t
learn. p!ut of deference to squawlca
from the blue-nose element the gpn- -
darroes swpoped down on the Flg-
ueroa Playhouse last Wednesday-
night (Aug.. 28) and pinched the
cast of "Bad Babies" after the -night '
performance. Playing to $150 night-
ly before the raid, the show con-
tinued the following evening . and
has been capacity, br close tb it.
eveir since. In jUiictibn asked to stop
tiie show was denied, '
Reports that the play would . be
spanked again If . It reopened proved
unfounded, It , being said that City
Prosecutor Nix decided to lay off
after; George Scarborough, author-
producer, agreed to cut some of the
dialog.
On Friday a cut-rate , ticket op-
erator flooded tlie. town with 6Q-cent
service passes for. that night's per-
\yith 'thV^ilfst lO^rows sold out. at^
the regular $2,50 scale. Other than
that the cast must stand arraign-
ment tomorrow (Wednesday) morn-
ing, the' ohly. tangible result of the
raid, as: usual, is a decided b. o. Im-
petus;"' : . " • . . . .'
Players . arrested were. ; J'bbyna
Ralstpn, Arthur Rankin, Mervlna
Williams, Marjorie ; Montgomery^
Norman Peck, Elinor Flynn, An-,
hette Westbay, Darlp Shindell,
Frank .Jennings .(stage manager),
and Scarbprpugh. , -
The Girl With the Golden Voice
ROSE PERFECT
Keith's Palace, New York, This Week (Aug. 31)
J'rttna Duiina with George White's Scandals for the Past Four Seasons
DIRECTION RALPH FARNUM ; .
L. A* Assault Trial
Lbs Angeles, Sept. 3.
Retrial of Harvey Pierry, George
Wilson, Edward Welch, and Sam
Cummings,- actors, on charges oC
battery arising from their alleged
attack bh Harry Deck during, the
i-ecent Etiujty fuss starts toiiioif ow.
(Wed nesday) before M u n i C; i 'p a' I :
Court,
. Actors are accused of. beating up
Deck with varibus reasons assigned
for the attack. : Deck asserts it \i-as
because he refused te jpin Equity.
The Pthers iass.ert that.;; he pwes a
debt. tp pne pf them which he re-
fuses tc pay.
ABIEN LIBRETTIST
Michael Arlen, as a musical
librettist, will figure this sieaspn
through . Ma^^ and .Nathaniel Lief
adapting one of his Mayfalr stories
for a smart drawing rpom pomedy
with songs. Dr. Nat Lief, knpwn
as a theatrical dentist, met Arlen on
the Continent.
The lief s. :are doing a musical .for
the Shuberts and another In . col-
laboration with Gcpt-ge. AbbPtt, who
likewise is. debuting . as a boolc
writer, although he has previously
written lyrics.
SIJZANNA SENI^TT WEDS
Cleveland, Sept. 3.
■ Suzanna Bennett, ex-"Vanlties"
star, was married to Capt. Sir
George Hubert Wilkins, Australian
aviator and. explorer, Aug. 30.
Miss Behnettj 28, and a divorc.eew
was one of; thie Prince of Wales' fa-
vorite dance companions on his
American tour in 1924. Wilkins
flew over the ','top of. the world" In
1928 and recently was on the Graf
Zeppelin's ^vorld flight.
AFTER ORANGE GROVE
Lbs Angeles, Sept. 3.
Sid Gold tree is negotiating for the
Orange Grbve : for the balance of
Robert Levy's lease, .starting Im-
mediately. . Goldtree's Idea is to
bring his San Francisco show,
' Easy for Zee Zee," here.. Nothing
definite on the deal as yet. •
Ruth Renick. opens a stock, at this
house Oct. 8.
CHI AMBASSADOR STOCK
Chicago, Sept. 3.
Harry Ml h turn will again oi)erate
the Ambassador with stick, reopen-
ing next week.
Ralph Kettering, in on a third
Interest with Minturn last year,
dropped put a.fter lo-ijog a .chunk,. ..
Kettering wilt operate the AdolphI
for A. H. Wood.?. .
. "Yourself" on RoadC
George Ghoos is Sending, '!Hollf».
Yourself" again this season ns a
road attractioji, booked through;
the Shuberts.
Ghbos won't say what, band hw
has to take over tlie W;i.t.ini;s
Pennsylvanians' previous stelUir
assignment, •
Wednesday, September ■fe 1929
L E GI T 1 M A T E
VARIETY
59
3
Shows in Ist Hock oM;
Over Normal for Season's
' New filiow producUon may be
rtowcd up somewhat, but the per-
Ihtage ^ of - inalcated; • successes
«^oriff those attracUpns . which have
already arrived on iBfoadwAV Is
to normal, if not better. ^ -
I^st weelt there w^s one new play.
..Oamblin^/! ^at the. Pulton, ^nd^^
scared a hit/ getting over 118, 5<^Q.
Capacity/ That makes tliree mo^
«lay^ . among the ; first ?even; fresh
pvbduetions: This week's card m-
cludes'at least two promising show^s.
fl£ the fbim- io be displayed, those
veil regarded: being ^'goldiers and
women" and "Swe^t Adeline." -.
>Text week from five, to seven ne.w
are due: "Scarlet Pages." Mo-
ones. aieaue._o M icriickor-
5?reS-' "The Comedy of Women" ;in.
ill villaire: "Heigh Hb," . expected
2 t^^&e.^it^^."Divid^^Hon,
Irs" and "The Wall Between,- poasir
Dliitie?, ■ ;■ ^ • ;
week of Sept.. 16 may. have tbe
heaviest iJremiere card of the new
SoTa doUn plays being sched-
uled though only . half the number
AaS set: "Scpirtdale,'' Apollo; "Mur-
? Ser on: th^ Second Floor.^^ ^Itwge;
Simplex" ("Rope" In London).
SSe; "Mendel, . IncV' Lorigatre;
^S," GarriGk; "Sea .Gull" .(re.-
Tival). 14th Street; with th^se pos^
; biUt es: "The Street Singer," v^A
Strong Man's House," "Strictly Dis.
hSK." "Hawk Island", and "The
Shadotv.^'- • ■ . -v.. .
.' Good Grosses
Biisihess continued very good Itist
week, the money shaws collecting
despite the Labor . Day interval.
"Wise Child'^ again approximated
$23,000; "Gambling", is in the,;con-
tender's plkce, yfhile the holdover
leaders, vstreet Scene" and "Jour-
ney's End," wei-ie around $18,000;
"Bird in Hand," which mloves from
the Morbsco to the Barrymore, 114,-
0.00 ; "Let , tJs Be; Gay," .$11,000.
The musicals are strong, with
"Whoopee" still in front at- $42,000;
•'Follow thru" and "Sketch Book,"
JS4,006; "Almanac," $30,000; "Show
Girl" perhaps the same; "The Little
Show" in. great stride, kgain well
over $25,000; "The New M6on." $25,-
000; "Hold Everything" and .".A.
Night in Venice'' about the same;
"Hot Chocoiate3,'V $11,000, probably
profitable for colored 6h9w. .
Theire are 24 current attractions,
which means that sU^htiy; moro thun
one^.tlurd of Broadway's legit houses
are liglUed" with attraiptlons. From
now on the list will stejvdily In
creasbi- ■■. ■■ . . \
"ACCIDENT" TO $14,000;
Frisco Grosses
, San Francisco, Sept, 3.
After two wccliS of a-he.T.vy Span- ■
Ish drama, Ktlvjl Barrymore gave
her foilowers "The .I^oy.o Duel" at
the Curritn and copped- tho biggest
gross of her engagement. Wccit
hit , better thnn. $23,000, .two grand
above ''The Kingdom of God."
The Geary wlUii "Tlie Door Be-
tween," in fourth and . final week,
petered out to a bare $8,000.
Both Duffy houses, the Alcazar
C. Vith "Cooking Her Goose," fourth
week, held up. well to better than
j $4,300, and PVe.sIdeht with final week
; «f May Kobsbn in "Ilcjuvenation of
Aunt Mary," slipped to .$4,000.
The Green Street dark owing to
sudden .closing of - "Eagy lor Zee
Zee" after 51 cbnsecuti-ve week,*?.
Getting ready another French tid-
: Los Angeles, Sept, . 3..
Hot weather, and' plenty of it, plus
the Zep's. visit, ■ giaive • the iegits
something of a toissingi aroUnd .last
W.eek. -Cops swooped down on ,"B£>-d
Babibs" at thb finish of. Wednesday
night's performahde, arid. ".Come
Se-vien" suddenly withdreW;,fr.bm tiie
Orange Grove, minus . jany advance
inklin/i of th6 move, gi-ving no show
Aug. 27. Colored .players will -likely
resume at their old: stand, .the La-
fay ettbj in a cbu pie of weeks* : but
"Babies" . Is probcbbly perm,anently
through.' .- Busineiss in both cases
was. 'way off. . ' ' '
"Little Accident," at the ,Belasco.
Is: running away froni . Its field.
Hious© ir gbifl^'^"cleaTi''-itbt)u't-^vei»y
other night and .finished Its third
week to ■$1.4,000. Tiiiat's;' a, lot of
dough in lieu of what the self-styled
native sons call, '-the hottest, sumr
mer in 20 years.'^ Charlotte. Green- .
wood's "She Couldn't Say . No"
couldn't come : any closer to :. the
leader .than $6,400. ; "Miss Greenwood .
is reportbd headtng:.the ciafst at the
El Capitarj on a: guarantee ani pei'-
centagb' and asking heavy; /dough'
from the studios, whiqh have .shown
interest.' Miss Grcbnwpod is . said to
:have snubbed one .film offer of .30
or 4p weeks at a salary which would
tiermit the purchase of a Chrysler.. •
Next in order is"Kibltzer," at the
Masouj on $6,00,0 for fbvir dalyaV.with
"The Sap?' r and • "Masquerader''
closely bunched dt $5,90.Q :aLnd $5,500,
respectively. From, there down It
doesn't mak6.;nrluch differehce. :
.Mayah" i6opens .Thursday ■ ( Sept.-
5), but With a picture," Marianne"
.(M-G), on a twice daily basis. An-
other lie-w Arrival 'Will, be "The
Youngest," at the Vine Street, with;
Bpug Fairbanks' little boy in the
cd.st« " ■ '
' Estiniatea for Last. Week . ,
Belasbo— "Little Apcident" .(3d
week). Doing right'well for itself;
ploughed through the heat and
laughed off the Zep for. $14,000; fig-
ure probably th6 only unusual as-
pect of the weather. .
,. Egan — :"Th6 Big Gamble" .(2d
week). Not. bad at.. $1,000; gross
sounds discouraging, but house only
scats 3il2 and the top is $1. .
El Capitan^"She Couldn't Say
No" .(2d .week). Easj^d off here and
theri© but no sciuwaks on,:$6,400. '
FigiierOa P f a y h b U s e .— "Bad
.Babies." Four days into its second
week .■w'^hen.the.vcops arrived; if the
usti^il resti*aiht" order can be pro-
cured raid may. help; ^ ; otherwise
piece was V doing' a scries . of re-
hcnrsfijs.
Hollywobd Playhouse— "The Mas-
nueradcr'' (4th week)'.. Post can still
draw ;^ '$5,500.. ;;'-• . :
Mason— "Kibitzer" ; (1st week— 4
days). .Started off with a smart
clip, doing $6,000 in. fqlar days;
Orange . Grbve^.'-Corhe; Seyen."
Suddenly folded at betrinni.rig of.
fifth week; quit. Aug. .26, dub to
scarcity of- customers; colored
ti-6upe may reopen' at -form or site,
Lafayette, within couple Of weeks;
never 'reached solid figures here.
President— "The Sap" Cist week).
Taylor Holmes doing, all right;
opening week of .$5,900,
Vine Street— "JQxpreksing Willie"
(2d -week). Wiir bow^ out end of
this week; showed nothing; Pang-
born leaving to make a couple of
pictures ;"Tho Youngest" here Sept.
9 -with. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., in cast.
Shows in N. Y. and Connnent
Figures estimated and comment point to eom6
•uccbMful, while the 8am« gross ao.cr«<l«ted.to others might suggest
mediocrity OP loss. The variance is explained in the
Kusrcapacities with the varying overhead. Also the siie^of cast,
with Consequent difference in neceseapy erpss of profit, variance
business necessary for tnysical ftttraction as against dramatic
'''g;aS.i?!Sta;''i?*:?ii^actibn. hou.e g^'f ji^i^
admission scale given below, . Key to • O f borrett^'.
P (drama) J R (revue) ; M (rnusical Comedy) ; F H»rcp) ; O (c^perettaj.
LEWIS B. DQLGOFF
.Master of Cemeteries .
'li'or 18 months at the Village
Grove Nut Club, 15 Barrow street.
New York City. Branded: "B6st
impromptu comedian , in radio," by
T3:ejirGr?JSsrraaiff"editGrrNT-yr-"E>aily^
News.". Abel Green in. "Variety";
"Lightning ad libber." N., Y. "Even-
ing. World":. "Much of the enter-
tainment value (at the club) Is due
him;'*; -
Bookei^s and radio commercials,
get ah eye and ;6arfui of this un-
usual funster; ; Midnight until 2
a. .in., Mondays 'and Thursdays;, the.
Village Grove Nut Club is on the air
from WMCA. .
Doubling and summering ;at the
Family Jacobs' Alamaic, Lake. Hb-
patcbn^i N.; J. : \
JN L(M)P m $19,0W
A^mhslon tax dppU^^^^^^
''Almanac," Erlahger's (4th. webk)
(R-i, 520 -$5.50).. .Week-end pxodua
. over Labbr ' Day Aid ..not soem to
affect theVgood things; .'.'Ahhanac':
again $30,000, or better. . :.
"Bird in Kahd," Morosco ($3d week)
:(CD-966t$"3.8.5). • 'Held pace With
aDProxim.atc $14,000; move's; to
;BarrymorC: Mor\day;; Miss Barry-
tiiore's season doejs aot start until
New 'Year's. ■
"Follow Thru," Ghahin's 4Cth St.
(35 th week) (M^l,413-$5.50).
Though hot Labor Day those
^ho-ws giving matinees sold Out;
this was one; ijp again last week,
$34,000
A. C. Grosses
. Atlantic City, Sept. 3.
Elsie. Fferguson- in.- "Scarlet .Pages"
drew $14,000 to Apollo last -Week.
"The, Street Singer," Shubert mu-
eical at Garden Pier, did- $26,t)00, knd
"Klb Rita*' (road), at Globe, gbt
$8,000 for its. flnai week. . ;
Staff for Moji.ca
: Hollywood, Sept*. 3. ,
Ma;rcel Silver will direct Don ; J.ose
Mojioa ih. Fox's untitled production
. In which the grand opera jstar will
wake his . 'screen debut. Harl.in
Thompson is Writing sjcen«irio, dia-
log .and lyrics and, Dave S,tamper
the miisic' Stage humbore/wil'l bo
■und(>r .fJurK-rvisi'on of Ed;wa,rd Royoo.
----]VLojioflJis.^diifiJh ftj:fi-S(>ijt-:-a ^--^---
Haze! Gaudreau With Butt
llaxfl Craudroau ha.s hem pkirrd
-•through ■Willie Edel.stein of the
Lygn.s it Lyons agency, for the
Butt production of ''Roscmarie'' in
London. ; .
Ml.s-a G.-iudreau will open with the
ehow at the Drury Lane.
Chicago, Sept. . 3i.
Legit season bipenlng with perfect
fall weather" giving theatres' a break
and -^ith the arrival of 'threb ^ ne-W
shows; '"'^kibitzer" had a big first
■syeek at the Woods, fl9,000<,"Rain or
Shihe" carhe into the Grand Sunr
day, forcing "Pleasure .Bound" to
tho Majestic; and "New Moon"
opened Labor Day at the (Sreat
'Northern.
"Follow Thru"- is still .the hohey,
piling up $34,500, which beats: week
before by. $.500. Other riln musical,
"Pleasure Bound'' dropped off ba:d-
ly.
Estimates for LastVWeek
"Follow Thru" (Apollo, 4th wecH).
Looks plenty good at pi'osent pace.
CleaningJup at $34,500, .
"Pleasure Bound" (Majestic, 1st
week; llth in. town). Moved. from
the Grand Sunday nite,. going, out
■with another drOp of two grand.
$29,000.
"Rain OP Shine" (Gra,nd, 1st
week). Ojpencd Sunday night, big.
"Kibitzer" . (Woods, 2nd week):
Splendid opening week. $19*0004
• **New Moon" (Great Northern, ,lsi
week). Monday.
"Nut Farm" (Cort, 17th week).
Still carrying on. $6,000.. .
"Freddy,'r Ly'cetim '(^th week) (C-
957-$3). Sticking . b"t to little
; purpose; rated under $2,000.
"Gambling," Pulton (2d week) (CD-
- 913-$3.85. George M. Cohan scored
. hit in and. with nbwest play; ca-
pacity second night and virtually
80 first. matinee.; $18,500 rating u
, y/lth best on Broa:dway.
ii'Hord Everything," Broadhurst (47th
week) (M-l,118-$5.50>; .Leaped
.lixst . tyfb weeks in. August; ' again
$26,(l()b' or better. ^ ;
"Mot Chocolates,'^ Hudson (12th
week) (Rrl,904-$3). Colored reyUe
ought to last .-weir into autumn^
using some cut.rates; $11,000.. \
"Wise Child," B.eliiseo (5th week)
(C'^i,050-$3.S6). Belasco's comedy
hit selling but a;nd .tbpping its di
■vision, at $23,000. '
*yerry for Short*" Waldorf (4 th
week) (C-l,101-$3). Cut rater and
can't stick long.
"Great Scott," 49th St. (1st. -week)
. C-708-$3)i . Presented iridepend-.
ently; written by. Howard E,
Kock; opened Monday..
"Journey's 5nd," Miller's (25th
week) (G-946-$4.40). . Nothing
jBhould stop English war: drama
from running .to New Yearns, or
longer; capacity; almost $18,000.
"Let Us Be Gay," Little (29th week)
C.-.530-$4.40). Another . holdoyer
^ success; around $11,000, very good
in small capacity hoiise. ;
"My Girl Friday," Jlepublic (29th
week) (e^901-$3). Cut i-ates have
helped this comedy; also wide dlfr.
on tickets over $3
ferepce of 'opinibn; $5,000 claimed.
"Night in Vehice," Shubert. - (16th >
weok)'- (II-1,305t$.6.60). IJOing fair
. week; $24,000 eslim'jited.
"Show: Giri/' : Zieg.f eld (10th week).
M-1,022-$C.C0)., Not as; hot as ex-
. pected ;. holding to /profitable busi' . .;
. ness £tt around $30,000, if that
much.' ■■;■ "■■': .. .• ■'. ■ ■
"Sketch Book." Earl Carroll (lOth
Wdek) " (R^')98-$6.60). Revue hit . ;
^^jBxpected to last well through new
sejtisoh; capacity at $'34,000.
"Sbidierfr and Women/' Bitiz (Mt
vveek) (CD-945-$3), Presented by
Lew Cahtojl'; ■written by Paul Her- .
vy Fox and. George . Tilton; well. .
^-regarded-af-try'butt:^per)ed Mlbn.-? — ;-
': dJiy.' '•■'•■ ■ r„ • ;;' .
"Street Scene," Playhouse (35th . :
wtck) (D-879t$3.85). Hit drama; ;.
rated over $18,000 every week.
"Sweet Adeline," Hgriimerstein's : ;
(1st wcbk) (M-1,265-$5.5(>). Pre^
sented: by Arth'hr. Hammerlsteih; ■
• authored- by Jerome Kern and, Qs-. :
ci-r Hammerslein 2.ndr rstted:
^vbry good biit- of. tbyim; opened :
• Tuesday.- ' .■ '.•. '■■■.'■ ■' '■• „. '■■'• • ■•'
•^The Commodore Marriesv^ Plym-
outh (Ist week) (.D-'i;042r$3,85)..
Presented by Airthur HopHins;
flrst called ''Blow the Man Down;''
written by Kate Parsbnjs; bpena
:tonIght (Sept, . 4).. ' . -W ^ »
"The Camel Thru the Needle's Eye,"
Guild (21st week) (D-914-$3).
Pew week more and then Guild
. will„ open its s'ubscriptibri . season
■ with "Mary and John"; "Camel'^ .
around $7t000. ;.■. " :; ^ i.
"The Little Show," Music Box: (19th
. wbek) \(R-l.O0O-$4.4p). Weather -
.nor week-ends: affects capacity..w'til
pace of this revue, sui-e to . hold ,
• oveip; oyer $25,00<) last week^."
"The New Moon," imperial (Blst
week) (O-li446-$5.50). Sitting
. pretty with this bne; nearly .a -
• yeai''8 nm; around $26,000.,
"Whoopee," New Amsterdam (37tli .
Week)' (Mrl,702-$5.50). Leads list
and ought to run until first of -
year; since resuming after, three
weeks' shut-down, average $42,00(> . . ,
weekly. V'-'.-:-
"Aftep Dark,'?; Rjiialtb, Hoboken; rer
vival; 39 th week. ; ^
[ements
• Helen Mehrmann, who had her face slapped 504 times in as many per-
formances of the stage version of "Shannons of Broadway," is. about to
have it slapped some more. She's in the same part the dumb, wait-
ress in Universal'Sficvccn version ;of the show.
C. B. Cochran's London revuei "Wake Up and Dream," which. will be
brought to New York this .season, :wiil hAve d new score written by Cole.
Porter. ^ Music used in London ■wa.? the same aS Porter used here In the
Irene Bordoni sho^y "Paris."
AMEEiCAN OPERA IN JOBl - '
: Chibago, : Sept. 2. ;
Amcri'ca;n Opiera . company will
open its third Chicagq -seasbn tit the
Majestic, - Oct> 7. Vladimir Rosing,
manager, and Isaitc Van Grove, mu-
sical airebtor.
Opening . ' bill. Is- ; .."Yolainda and.
Cyprus,/'. :work of Clarence ,Lbomi.s
of Chiciagb-, an4 Cial0: Younis; Bice of
Eva.nsville, ind. ; .• ; ,
STAGER'S 'tTIN HATS"
Bobby Connolly, dance, director,,
now on his own as; producer. Is; lin-
ing up A: cast for his initial venture,
"Tin llatfj." .'; .■.,
The piece is, flgurexl for rebearfcal
next month/ -.^
K : Hazel Baker, Milton Goodhahd,
Bert Edwards, stock, Winnipeg.
William Keightly, "Town Boy"
^director), Ruth Easton.
ding, Larry Wood; Eunice Stod-
dard, "Reborn."
. Charles Henderson,'; Edward Redr
ding, Larry Wood, -'RebOm."
Carl Anthony, 'Wiilia.m Riccliirdi,
rx»uis Heydt, Edward J. McNamara,
Muriel Kirkland, "Strictly Dishonor-
Gladys : Hart, "Good News'^ (tour-
ing), ■ . . .;■■;- ':■■ ' -•
Patjl Russell, •Canities" (coast),.
Word from France, where Eugene O'Neill is now living with the new
Mrs.. O'Neill, the former Carlotta Monterey, Is that he is at work on _^
play which will take him a year or more to fini.sh, and that he will,
therefore, have nbthing for. the coming season.
. . .,, Prov.. p. . H.. Sticks ;
provi(l.oni-f>( S< pt. 3-
In.^tend of tf-aving. down the an
xIlFirtf"15Ta="OTf^nTTF^
Col. Felix WpndPl?--ciiaefffr will play,
legit.q thlf3. sea. ';oh beginning - with
"The Vagabond King," .Sept. .9.
StoCl< at Freeport .
Dra-malie • stock will supplant
vaude at -tho Frcoport,' I-Yf-eport,
L. I., sept. 9. . .
Al Luttringer will make tbe try.
Show$ in Rehearsal
"town Boy" (L, Weber-C.
Harris), Lbngacre.
. : "The. . Crooks' Convention'*
(Irving Lande), Forrest.
".Brawl" (P.. Dodd Ackerman)
Belriiont.'
"Me F;or • You?' ( Aaron s\ &
Frf'Odl'-'y),'Brqadhurst. ;.
"Divided Honors" (liobgrt
Stf-rling), Ritz. , .
. " Dracula"- (Horace; .Livc-
riffht), Avon.
"Scotland Yard" (A; H.
W(K'dM);, HarrfiJ.' ' " ;
' "Hav/k Island". (ThonifJiK KiJ.-
=:pf) t=r=i^sli=')-t j»y r-ie
".House Party" (Ty)cr-Er-
lan'gcr), Frolio.
"Great Day'' CVincfrnt You-
mans). CoKmopolitan.
«the Student Prince" /E. J.;
Carpent.er), Engineer.'* Hall.
"Signed X. Y. Z;" (Goorge M.
Cohan), k. of C. Hall.
Arthur Kober intends to give. Vera Ca.spary something real to kick;
about since she warned him not; to use the title "White Man" for hla
fbrliUfiOrtiing production. * ^, v' i .
Miss Gasper's book; "White Girl," dramatized by The Speewacks, Js
due on Broadway about the time Kober's play Rtarts. Becaiise of the
howr ,dbout"Whito Man/' .K^bcr has changed th.^ ; title of his play to
^-iWhitbiWonian;''-:^/^'-'- V-'' - -^^ ----- --^^ --.Uv'^-
.A group bf critics^ cblumrtists and reporters gathered at the Frlara
to. toast E. -W. 6sborn, -r<iiirlng dramatic critic of the/New York Evening
World. After niore than' 40 years in newspaper work on th^s pa-rpe daiily,
Mr. Osborh will probably write his memoirs at his home Ih Auburn, N. Y,
A retibent min, Osborn recalled that earlier in his barber,, he succeeded
the. late Alan , Dale Oti the Evening World in the jpb from. Whicli; he. is
^vithdrawinfe^ ' He supposed the -weight of big names .in rtew$papcr work
at the time hid his own. . . . '' ,
Burns Mantle, the News critic, a^jtcd as spokesman and did it nicejy^^^^
There was somb bantering about the city of Auburn, home, town Of that
recent. Jail break, but if wa.-? agreed, th'at Oahorri wouldn't break in.
Gilbert Gabriel stild somethirig or other, as ::di.d Bide Dudley, while
Henry dlive, a .specinlly invited gueht, told a few. pet funny stories.
1 r, li. Van Loan, co-author of "Cooking Her Gbcse,'? haivlng prenilere
production at llcnry Duffy'.s Alcazar, Sarii Francisco, brought, his show
.and the thf-atro a windfair: wli'^n ho iil.ckcd a Chin<!.se merchant to play . .
ah' Oriental character.'
- .tJf-cklng a rbal Oriental Van ix)an wa.'i .sent to sec Ilarry lio, proiu-ietor
of a big silk merchandi.^ijig lirm in th(' Frisco cniiiiatown. Harry grinned
whrh yiiri i'iVo'i)Ositloh;6d hini. ■ Mo(l(.;.'-!ly he. oxj.lairi'-d he was a ni(;rcha;nt,
not .'lU actor. Van wa.s pfr.siia.sive and induced hirii to tiiko a' niho' at it. .
natnrahK'KS',' . '■ .
I'n the tlu-oe weeks "(.'<joklng ITor Oookc" has. bct-n play i.ng Chi n.-«e
tn'ido hf-avy enough to cau.sc wond<-r. Ilarry'.v bc-en doing his own pross
agf-riting In the Cliine.se ciuartcr and- f,i)( n«lirit-' all; lii> tliv<'l:-j,'.-..il .salary
lor ti< k'.-ts f'u' lii.s partjf-ular fri.f-nds.
Aftr-r a riirt of three months at the Studio dos Ch.'tnjr'.^.Elyff'^J*.. "Maya,"
in Englif-h, with Wlk-tte Kr;r.«4haw, clo.«(-d S<it. 1. ■ Mi.^.« Kershaw will
take the play •©'« European lour with New, York and London players. ^
60
LEG I T I M A t E
Wednesday, September 4, I929
London as It Looks
By Hannen Swaffer
■ .liOhdon, Aug-.^'23.'
/ Bernard Shaw and I have apparehtly crossed swords at laiJt-^-in tho
sense, I mean; that after I had said his new play, "The Applo Cart,"
exposed him as a nfian years behind the times and ah: author with noth-
Ingr to' sayj he replied, when seiin hy one of ■ our ;rep<>rters the neiit diy,.
r'Pioor :SwafCe^^^ ahdUdded that I had WriU^
'. Shaw Met the Wrong Man. . v- ' /
. Still, Shaw did. not get it all. his own •viray. ' Wtien-the reporter called
to see him at Malvern- and made' hlrri read my article, which was headed
.:vG;- B; s:.; With i^ofWn& ; New:^t^^^ Is. Years Behind the
■ Tirnes^'f. and 'IStufiid Nptlbnis Of a- Llttie Boyi." Shaw., exclaimed, f'Fancy
$en^ing; poor Swaffer down. The Daily: Express ought tp have! $erit its
•PS:rlia;rneutary ;CorresponAei^",' r ^ ' ; :^ ''. •
VI ain-; the Ex^ressV-Par^^
■porter. '■\y. :. ■ / ". ' ■
.V'HaVe -you :sWn r^y srtid Shaw. ' . .. ■: .
: '"Y.esi'' rcpiied the. reporter, "I'saVv- it last niffht."- .
. "What did yoii think of it?" .
: thbuffht the; first act fairly, ainusine," replied .the. reporter,- /'but
Oren:: i"':^'' ^--^ /''-^ V^'v'
' ■• And, iri.; a cji-Uicisjn which, fcllowed hi? -interview with Shaw, heVsaid;:
damped, and tiae thread of ." the, - argy lost so. that.' tUe^^^ led
. .. /.'•
.: ' When Gi.B/S. Talks -Tripo'
• So Shaw :.d id not even win. oyer his silly' statement that Parliamentary
:Cpi*pespondents' ought to go, .ahd 'not dramatic, critics, .. ' . - :
• " A -few week^ ago, when the play , was done at Warsaw -arid the Ob-
server had- something snotty in about the' show, Shaw, .interviewed : by
the Daily News, said. the., critics Cught ■ to. go six times before they .wrote.
abCut it. - What rions.enseT Once is once too mych. : ■
, .'After the .:first . night, the: producer,' taking, a call,, told the - audience,
VWe . shall know we haye ; been playing it;
.fojf'two 'yfears," ■7.-- '..T
. Let' nie. tell ydu- frankly 'thdt there, is. nothing in ;*'T^^^ .to
Uriderafahd; SluiTV, whom 1 reverence more than does almost any.' man
in EJriglaridy Is iiow exposed .'as a tired rhan fbotUng. iabbut, unable to, un-
. derstand- th.e great changes- that are going on -airqiind ,hlm, even although
It .is .he,, more thap anybody else, who brought about the changes.
•'V.' .;' ' ■ The. Eariy-,Diays''of a iGeniws / -v' ■■.v---;.^-
I hiaye heeh . goihgi tiie Irtst faw diayis, throUgli^tac^ of " cUttiirigs- con-
RJ- Gerning^ ShaT*^S early. cJtree^ cuttings,
: ivhlch viyere originally his, jiaye Jong since possession." .
They are cuttings ' frbrn obscure newspapers, .sigiied by Shaw's own
nailie^^iand all sprts^or cbihic nom-^de- like "ffi B. S.. Larking" and
. "Amelia Macld .urging reforms in a hu ways, fighting abuses
;of fiiower, doing small, earnest, petty, tiresorrie little jq'bis; • I came across
anhpiiricements that ; he 'was . speaking; ''next :, . Sunday at; the :cprner:. of
Battersca Parit Road'! tp a handful of people, knd probably in the . ritlh.
"This sort of thing went .on for . years .when $5 a
week. He wbrked his life put,, dpirig dbstlnate.'things for good. . He has
always been the champion of . the oppressed. . . •
I ca*"© across tetters ;Objeptihg to flogging in . the industrlsci:. schools,,
flogging in the, Nayy,; vivtse.ction. . I found repo.rts of a two nights de-
1>ate in which he took piart. Tiiefe is a mass of material : which is ftl-
mbst-.pHceless. ■' : .. :
Weil, Shaw ; has dpne. it. all now. .He has freed the mirid of man. He
has l!reed tny mindi Tet>- in. freeing it, he^has. freed my niihd even of.
hlrri..." :••■:■;■:■ v.;: - :.;;:.-:'... '
■ star of Stage iand Screen
' Retained for. a second weeKliC Aug;
31) . at Keith's palace, .New York. - . .
Last . week "'VARIE TY", - ^s aid:;
'Murray, "^ho. Is a :m'6st proflclent
oioTv.n, knows how to ;Keei> the> ball
moving all the way. t'hey-'ilHed
everything that came- from Ken."
■ Ayg. 10, - Palace; N. Y,;.; Aug. 1.7,
Boston :: AiiR. 24, Palace,'N. Y-i- Aug^
31, Palace, N. Sept 7, River.Side,
.N, :Y, (opening). . .
Dir. Ghas. Ailert (:Be;ntharn Oiffice).
RITZY
. Green Lady Gho^t .
•. . The jCarl' of , Nbrthesk, ox-sppuse
of Jessica'. Brbwn and now married
to Betty Viasto, once owned Ethie
Ciistle, made ^arnbus by Sir Walter
Scptt in "The Antiquary^" . Castle
had ■ been in' the Northesk. family
since ilTSV Wililam the tiiot^ i)re-
sent'&d it to IJie ancient: A of
■A:dbrPath.:.^:.;' '■■ ;'.^ -•■;'.;•'■••■■.... ;■
■ Ghost .6t th.e; castle.; is ;,a .- green,
lady whb appears, : according ; to
triditlbn, i-just . before'- the- death pf
any ' meiriber . of the vfamlly; . With,
her appear. . •Certain. ' sounds ; o£ • £l
single' foot mbtiri ting the stairway.
This Is - 'sut) posed to be vGardinal
Bea.ton,: who only lybrn: ■bri.e" Shoe,
his . bther. foot being bari.dgaged be-
dause of gout, the^ehy^vihaking; ho
sound. ; Lord .Nprth.esk. . only 27;
sold this castle a,rid has talten .Jiis
bride to: GLeh^agles -inLStead.;
:Ca:rl'yle Biac^^ 'oid-Urhe .film
.lavpxitfi,.Jja^^c.lijia.jKeiib5w;.::^
hess • after'' several years pf . retire-
itient. , •• He was recently ' ; secn^ ih
Ne^y; Yp^k. in ''The Wrecker,'r a f^^
elgnTriiade •.t)lcture, and^ ripw ^ he
stars , fn - a -- L^ : stage play,
'^Lice." ■-■'•■ ■\ -":^, ■:. . • -
His "own life wbuld:- furnish an
excellent ., sceriarip! . riivbrce'd .by
V The. Patron .Saint pf Malvern >
Malvern/ wiiere' J went last Siihday to see ''The Apple Cdrt,"' has
kdopted Shaw aS; its sort of patron sairit. Although Malvern is an
ultra- Conservative town in Stanley Baldvvln's own coristitueriey; . khd
the ; most COnseryatiye tpwn . in . that' cpristituency,: Shaw, the raging
Socialist, Is. made the local god. Now that's a funnier thing than any-
thing; in "The Apple Cart.'V ' . ^ •'. '
.;! am moved to anger at some of the play's cbhclusibnsi— For instance,,
tliat ..Democriacy nieeds a check from- Monarchy, and that this crisis will
: cPme 30 years .-he.ncev-- Actually,; the crisis »was passed -when Asquith,
speaking ".with orie .eye on the country arid 'one ' eye . pn the throne"
forced the House of Lords to drop its A''eto, some years before th.e war. v
" ; • . Rotherrtiere Is' Much Funn'ier . ^
' ,Shaw hJis a great .theriie. He just plays around with- it, and says
nothing.
All thc;time while he fpoledjj Philip Sno\vden, the crippled .ex-postman,
whose father was. a weaver, and whp, a few "vi'eeks. ago, was the terrible
- Spciall.st who so frightened Lord Rothcrmere that he started to Invest
half hi^ rtiilllpns in America, and made him. print, in all his. hewspapers
'IKeep the Socialist Out,"; is nOw cheered bn by that sanie Rbthermere's
ne\\'^papers, which iprint pictures of Snpwdeii with the Union jack be-
hind ^him.and praises that rtiUst make Snowden roar, with laughter.
' ■'-:: :■.':' ■ Gene ;'T.u h.rifey .Missed JHis -Puncfi \ - \-,':''y
sivaw ; Slipuld . have fl when he \yrote '.'Saint Joan," ' his ni.aster-
" piece, the greatest i)iay pf our time: Now he; is 73 and I am .going to
'■ stop- this r\onsensei;-' ■./■. •>-; ' ' ■
Shfiw must, hot be allbwed to • Interfere '^V'ith the natural .p of
the Eifiglish people, .He had ; better' go back tp Italy . and talk ti-ipe to
. (^ierie .'T/unney arid not.^ f stepiplng in the People|s..way*
'He has .been their champibri" all ' hisj: lite... Now 'he js gbiiig on the
other; side.. , That is: senllity-T^not geriius - •:
■ In the name , of all; the martyrs whpsc , cause h
Joan,*' I • protest agairist this change bf front; Shaw, hag forgotten his
oyvh' youth; when -he -dared .eyerything. cl.ty . after day. We must ..Save
. him.:,fronv hiiriseif. ■.■''■- :■. ' . -. .•.'-.•■•" '•:: ' ■■'
■ wiien -a cheered by Tories, Clod heii) hiin! , J>etii(.ios, . he
should, no't-: write such non.serise. . . '; .. ^ ■
My"Bj'stancler" article ahnotinces in large type, "Tlie End of iBi'^'.nard
Shaw," - :■■ .' ■ -:.,. - . . '.: .'■:■-■/ " ■ .' : >'^■ '.. .':-'•■'' .
. i shrtll gb: Prt;riow. The fut'ure bf the world niu.st bo .siivod from thi.s
pantaloo'n who is trying to turn .sohipr.sauits. ■
•'The- Apple Cart'.'; isn't Born.-ird. fShaw, .It is Noel Coward, ye.^, it is
as tripey as that/^ • ' ; • ; : ' • . '' ■
Jher6 _ia_one-:.scenp.,-at„tlift-ji'nd^f>'C.:^A.ct-Jti.^^^^^^^
people, ;aH the .folks- ■who hMe Shaw because- p.f - his Radical yiews,, .all
the. lunatics vvho'. .are 50 years .. behind, the times, all. the niGan-jriirided;
•bunk hierchantst whp think, .that Shiiw; has always been. a clown. ; •
. They dp. not nnde'r*starid. :tha^ I , am ^rtP.w; criticize
vibiiVpoirit of : my o\vrn idolatry of . a.;gre'at .man a great thinker and .a
,grea:t liberatbr; . These, ppor : little idipt.s haVe rieyer uridcrstpod a^ -word^
he meant.'! ■■ ■'.:.
V- 'Shakefep.eareva's .the -Rival- .. :; '.v.,
:There: ii one more thingj l irtust teU: ypu that, xv/hlle . Malvern, has heeri?
trying to,' start- -a local Shkw-:-Festiyal,' which w^ Malvern into' a
sort of BajTeuth or Oberanlhiergau', . there are posters on the Malvern
railway platform. adyCrtiiSlng-^ Stratford-pn-Ayon and: its Shakespeare
Festival, that -Is. still oh. -■■ . . ■ ■ ■ :■ ■ . ]■'■'
'.'i?he--Shaw pQsUrs. show; .-a Satan In red. . The Shake-
fejjeare pictures are ritiub.h more impressive; for they are photographa of
. his marble :5tatue.;' ■ ■ ■•- ■-■•: -' '■-:■. ' -■ •'. '
Shaw . has .attacked the: Sha;kespeare - boom .all his life. Npw they
have/iset him-. up as a riyail. god ! V :' ::
. No, . rip; 'MrV Sh^^::/We rnusV that. • V -: ; '
.1 hniSt '.cast the 'flrst'.stone.;- '..
-';y- ''"|;!Might BievThpown 6ut;NowV.
Qh yes, and there is just brie thirig rinior'e. .wiien l.went irit'o the new.
Maivern theatre, the m^ina^er asked i)ne to write iri^ a nice new . auto-
graph' book, ;vrith virgin leaves and. a nice Clean., miind.
•'r hope I shall never he'throwri but of your theatre," I wrote. . ..
■"Ohr no/' she replied gushingly, for she; w wpuld be
so riice to be thrbwn oiif of a; thea^^^^ by a .woman- ;:
"Weil,, two daiyi? afterw^^ .my attack ph Shaw: aj^ipeared,.: and, of
course, "the poor theatre ;staff nearly dropped ^ead.
I expect they yirbuld throw tne out how, all right; At least, I hope .so.
Tv^enty years ■ ago, an Arinerlcah friend oif inlrie saw .a cable ^in a New.
Ybrk agent's office: : -- ' . ■
"Send 12 elephants imrtiedlateiy tp Blackpbol.'' .. . : ;: :
It was the first time he had ..heard of the town. - Well, gradually, the
whole world is hearing of Blackpool.: It is the greatest shbw place; I
have ever seen, i
•' Several Towns in One ; '
.. New "rbrk revels" In Gbriey Island. Blackpopl hag a Coney Island at
one end of its promenade;
Atlantic City swanks of its prbmenade. Blackpool has over five miles
of promenade better than Atlantic City's, and is already , talking of 20
miles In the future. . -,-
Blackpool .sends emissaries to Coney Island every year and they
scour all the pleasure rcsprts and zoos and seaside places of the Con-
tinent. They are building a Roxy because they haye heard pf New
York's, and" a Vateri'and is to be cbpled from Berlin.' . ;
Blackpopl. proves what the showman's instinct can do for a town
when it is used with self-confidence.
_ - • -/"■.•'N'. ;•• •' ''-■-The:-'C?ansB-. bf /British .:Pride :-./ y'--.--;----- ■■--'.•.•
Bertie .Meyer announces - he ; is bringing b'ver t 'B'ig Bill .'Tilden In a
farcical 'cbme'dy "They All ; Want . Sprnethi ng;" , and ,1 ■ read that Meyer
"admitted to ; me 'that he - would ije prouder of: presenting^ . ivir. : filden
to the public here 'oii an ac'toj.. than .any achie.yeriient in man-
agerlal . career." . ' :■ ' - '. ':- ■ V' :
How on eartli: can ariyone be proud of putting a . tennis' player ort the
s.tage?'. if 'Mr; Meyer had' put' ,bn "Journey's Bndl". .yirhich, like all ' the
otiier managers of London, he had a, chance of doing, I could, under-
stand his; being proud, but ;.hpvv can anybody hoast bf bringing over a
tennis , player ' Who knocks balls abo.u ^rid then; merely because he has
left off knocking balls about, paying hfm to '
Surely the English theatre, has ..got quite enough amateurs as It is
Sohio are actor managers' wives-. Some are society dame.?. Scime are'
ju.s.t noijpdie.'!, . What a lot of npn.=!en.«:e! \
mistress roll on the floov just like pour old "Sirocco." Suvoly Shuw ha.s
heard bf Siroccp! Even Gene Tiinncy iiiusl liiivo told hijii .^oniothlng
' about: It and, by. the way, when he wa.s s'lieuding ill} those wi-cks with
Tunncy on an island,. Xvhy didn't lie get Tunncy to tell liini how Id put
a punciv Into his play?
• The. Wrong People Write In
' I have received all sorts of letters in rc,n:;inl to iny Mttai-k on "The
i.Apple Cart." Unfprtunatoly, the vvbrd.s of praj.so coimi lYuin lhi> ' w-i'upH:
k
. . Am I a Semi- Pro?
■ Tin's seriii- pro business has touched mo, now. I': have boen attacking
the ..seriii-fproa; who form concert, parties in the Lprtdon park.s, arguing
that real profes.slonals ought to. d,o the' job.
In conse.quence, a theatre man wrote to the Daily Expi-ess ; last wee
and .^said that,' if I attacked f'eml-pros, why -yvas I appearing in liar
r<).!?itte a.s' a semi-pro myself.?- : . . :■- ''
=======I-I.e.7=lvad==roa d=^>^n (HHii ouH.=^
in the Royal Hall, as a' lecturer.
."IVpnle who live in gla.ss housos siiould not- throw stone.s,'" h(i .said.
T wrote back and replied'th.'it if I was doing anybody put of a job,
would not appear, and that if he,: for instancei would take my place,
should ))0 UoliKhted., He at once roplic'd, wUhdrawin.g his first letter, aiid
saying, in that cowardly way that tiiost theatre people have, that he
u-oiild not like to be thouglit a crillc oC the loral ihi'atri' manaErLMuent
>?!> tlint's- that, I shall, of eour.se, refer to .the matter In my Har-
rogate ■.speech. -
Ruth Hartman, he married Loah
Barnato, fprriierly Mrs. Alfred Hax
ton. From her father, the' iate Bar'
ney Barnato,, rshe Inherited ?4 soo "
000' PutrJght, .Plus -'an additionil
$125,000 a year and share's in the
Barnato Brothers organization val-
ued at $1,250,000. ' . .
■ Barney Barnato": was originally
Barney Isaacs. 4nd .first a cab
driver in Epndon, then-, a second- '
hand clothes dealer. ' After ' beink -
a hartender, . he went to South
Africa, an^ secured cbntrol' of dia-
mond niinbs. In 1893 he '. commit- '
yted suicide at sea by jumping over-'
board. ' '.
Barney . -Barnato's son was the
first; husband of Fannie Ward's
(iadi^hte.r .by / Job,:Lo>via. now mar-
ried to :Lqii'^d. Plunkeft .Wheri Lewis
divorced . Ifariny In, 1913. enabling
her tp. mari^y:Jack Dejin, he settled
$MO,6qo:. on this daughter.- .
... M.r^._3am--K,atz.:-;---^ -
:■ . When .Eleanbr : Ariibrose . married
the .late .Iklaurtce, i-lio; . wa^ exploited .
as a! ''sbciety '; girl from ^ Kahs.as."
Now. that . she has married Srtm ;
Katz; the wealthy president of pub-
llx '..Theatres, . it - deyeiops ■ thaV her
f ath er;, H b w.ard P uCliCt t, •.■\y'as' a p6-
liceniin in • Newtbijji iiari^^^^^^^^^ . '
Eleanbr and. hbr- sister, "Adeiaide, '
changed : their- name f^^^^ Pucket't
to AmbrPse-V-.dfter. Adelaide had
come tp. Nevy . York :and got On "the
stage. : Miuric^ was Mou-
.vet and, although . Supppsed. tp :.be
a Parisian, he :was. bprn arid fared
in New "Tork, He .: was divorced
by Florence .Waltbn, from Wil-
riiington, Del. Florence -tijen mar- .
ried:'Leon .liieJtrim, daheci*,- and is
npw a successful milliner In/^aHs,
A^'. for* Char ie's. Sabin, \yith -whom
Miss AmbrPse danced, and to.-
whorii she . was reported engaged
for . puijlicityi lie; seems to .iiaye
dropped -but of . everything. . The •
tabloids once Cbnf used -him with
Chalirles- H. Sabin, Jr„ .sbn of the'
presiderit , bf th e G uaran t y Trust Co,
M a n -.Abo ut • Tow n
Ai'chibal'd - G. Mcllwalne, New
York banker, who died recently,:
wag-, a popular man-about-town.
His father was the late Archibald
G. McIlwalnCi American represent-
ative of the London and Lancaijhi re
Insurance ; 6o. His mother, Eliza-
beth Laing, secured a divorce and
died as the 'wife of Joseph Palmer
knapp, -w'ho had been' di'vorced by
Sylvia kepner.
The senior Mcllwairie is sur-
vived by . a widow, yhp was Caro-
line. Read, daughter of the lat«
'William A. Read, millionaire bank--
er.i Her brother, R. Bartow Head,
was divorced by; Hope .Williams,
the -Actress.- .
The Kochs
H. C. F. Koch & Co. has for • :
genera.t;ibn prospered as a • depart-
ment store - on .125 th street. The
business was inherited' by two sons,
William: ;T. . koch and the late E.
von der " Horst Koch. The latter
was received by the smart set in
New - York and - .London, and> after
taking up coaching; became an in- .
timate friend of the late Alfred G.
Yanderbilt .and the late Reginald
G, yanderbilt, ; ; <
He Is survived by a widow, wh*
was Jean Livingston, and now the
daughter, Jean Koch, has become
engaged., to Reginald Victor Iliscoe.
Hlsco.e was divorced- by 'Marie.
Hirick,.; remarried, to her;, and .agfiln
divorced.-ln her last suit, Mrs- His-
Goe : ciaimedvhei; Oiushand, broker,
makes .$100,()0(j^a:. year. '■■■[■■■ ■':
One of the Three
Halle Schaffner irihbrlted a large
fortjirie, as the diiughten^^
jbseph S'chafineri bf - Hart; Schaffr
rier ; ;& ^Marx, ... cio thiers. . ' Sh e di?
y oroed - Elmer Schlesi nge.r ; f ath er' of
her two children.: ; Sciilesiriger: tlien
married Eleanbr ' PatteVsbn, wh«:.
had; divprced':Oburtt\^pseph Gizy^
. The Countess, an authore.<<s, is :>
sister.* of Joseph. Med ill Patterson, .:
bf Chicago, ; the .millionaire. put>T ;
Usher. Her (laughter, : JTrs. Drev
■l^oarsori.;.-4s' .a divorcee; Hcl^lpsinger^
died, aii-kd'^the fcn-mbr 'Couuie>s was,
of cour.sb,:' his widow, l)ut Halle.
•iSeha ff h e r st ill cal led h erscl f M.ri
Elmer. -Schleslrigyr. lfiiil<^ hQW- .
.ever, then - married: and . aivprfced
Clifford PbrLc'r,. wlio. li;y.c.<3 -in .r.ir'Sj
=^t-nTl=^r(nOTTt-iy=-clTO^«tr==fi'f'^
luishand S.umher AVeli, "N<-'\v Yorlc
lawyer.
Rich Uncle's
The- highly respc<'lal>lo . ^i''-^
George Ch-ant Mason;' of .Xe:^ 'VoV*
and : IVjxedo, died recent ly. H*?'
husband inherited, many niilli;'n9
(Continued on Page i31j
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
L E G I TI M A T E
VARIETY
61
Correspo"*l®"'s' Lunch
fThe Association of American
rorresponderits in liondon gave a
inncheon the other clay, with. JSdgar
Wallace, playwright,.; and Charles
J Cochran, English manager, its
list have been tiarnod down/ EVif^ry
effort Is heing-.made. by. the bluer-
bloods to -cbunter the ciroularizlhg
evil. . . ' ■
• : ■ F»honey By-Hnfes
• Among the ■ phoney by-lin,es; one
reads in the Ncw'TprlvdaiUts, mo^
the . Mirror; Oates. ;Mdnroo .of the
News; . Ed Willianisij'n b£ tlie. Evc-
.hirifj Telej^rahi: and Poteiv Van .Biiren
Sand ■ Douglas .Cants-ron. of .; the Jseyvs
and Mirror. V
" Waliace ■■.spojte jfellcito^Sly ;. ■•and.| rea,aa .i.n i>vw av'." <.«u"a'--o, ^^tya^.
humorously of. his Jourhpiistic ex- proriiinent ar"^ rei-i\yinkel.Cosdeh"of
neriences' Gochfan - claimed' . lhait I -x'-- — Vi"*-- ■vta.,s.«« .
Jiost of th6 thlng§..ii6 had . learned
atiout tiveatclcal .mana,g,emeht ..was
Amohg Other things, Cochran
mentioned he wa^ h-^aylly obligated
to Archie Selwyn for .his .comeback
after his disastrous failure ; several
years aio. Cochran's failure cul-
.xtiinateii. lii' a debt of .soniethi.ng
like half, a million .dbilatrs, ;
. When the news of -It was cabled
^to New York, by Variety, Selwyn
lihWediatiely wired $5ipp0- an
a 'collection..' amoriS- Gochran^.s
-American Jtrienisjofsonietlim
$40,000. As. he wds in the throes of
bankrUiVtcy, . CocKran could .not .ao-
cept this -assistancje,. ; as . it v^ypuld
have been .merely a drop in' the
bucket and.; been ■ afeplifed toward
the payni'^n^t- ;©£ his indebted hess, . . .
; glnce then Cjjchran has gotten dn\
his feet arid Is.-repaying. as rapidly
as possible the .entire half, million,
with the exception of $25,o6o due to
a professional . moneylender': Avho. had
forced the bahkruptcy .proceedin^^^
X.ast year he! paid bacTt $110,006;.
. The .scene . paintcrSi cbstuni<?rs,
etc.,. with- whom he iiad bobh deal-
ing wei-e all wiilirig to extend iiiin
■a, hew lirie bf orcdit af ter th e . bank -
. .ruptcy, and. Cochran i«els a .riioral,
~ if "not a iojEsni bbligatl.bh,, to. pa.y
every, penny due them. He. ha
sought.' nb: :-plib.licity. for thi?i atti
tude; Siiibe; vthien .Cochran has :' air
.ways giV!^n 'SelWyh the ..first call for
Amei-iba. on a^ his XjOhdon sirc-
cesses.' '
' A Babkkickrifrg Rais*v
. It Was a^great day,: the iphbtbg-
raphcr.s; "of the .Graphic thoiught,
when summoned in a iiody : to. the
6mce of the; new m. e^;, Xx)uie Ws-it
zenkorn, late of the World.; He In
formed the 1 ads of a $ o ■ ra i.sbi It put
the .boys -in the . over fiftyra:^w;4ek
class..; ■ ;, ■' .. • ''-l^ ; '
T^vb ~ T(>ri6wTrig on v '!''.tTie
Grai)hic's- bulletin board:^; v '
.*'AU photbgraph.fers .yarning, more
than $50 weekly will herbafter phy
owft carfare arid telephone calls." .
newspapermen and writers and in-
joi'ts a realiijii.c note to his book.
A departure in book publishing is
thb ...covor notation . that , "Fanfare'"
ha.s "not appeared in any magazino,'
lliis a.«i a'mt>ans to offset title cbn
iisiyn thrpug.li p.eriodical sorlaliza-
tlon, ■' ;
Monte. Brlce's Shorts :
According to a presf» story' sent
put; bit the Coaiit, .iMonte-.Brloe wjll
Writ<j. ia; booic of '20. short stbrip.s _ as
related by various "name", people.,
siich- as ' . 01iap.Un, .. ret^gy;. / Joyce;
Dehip.«'6y; Hay .Loriig, etc. iniblis^h.ci--
is n.b.t mentibiied.
American Still Flopping ; .
New York American/ baftiinff for
circulation, recently, bought pyblica-,
tidn rights to '"AH Quiet ' bn : . the
Western Front'.' at a high price' and
'claimed. t.p have gaiiiod 30,000 with
it. .That piece ;havirig expired,' the
paper is no\V using '.'L<ittle Caesar,"
the .Litferary..: Guild.. book by Wv 1^;
Biarnett, abbut Chica/rp gang life. . ;
; Apiparen'tiy pblicy of publish-
ing bb.'it sellers while they are best
— : r sellers will: be adhered tO/ Paper's
He. has. pergjstent circulation loss fpr years^
..iw ' jg gtjji a. puzzler to the Hearst o.iit-
'fit; . :
BOBBE ARNSt :
Now at the Casanova Roof,. Nelw
York. . "When In "Rosalie" the. New
York "Herald Tribune" said: . "This
reviewer's main pleaisure canie from
-t1ve-'oppetiranee--crf-a rxloOigiitful jazz
singCr named BPbbe Arnst. Miss
Arhist is a lovely and exciting ybung
person,- with a,h air of. inl'ectibus
merriment that is. irresistible.''
'..Direction ■ . '
;. 1560 Broadvyay.r
T.buis ITaaf!. Toledo, ordwd any
vopios found to bo .«cizoa and de-
stroyed..
; Ju5t a lyictribry ..
O\\o of. the t5tin-ios "M':u'.KiU'(;t Tint le
■will Use. in. her yarn on iu-l'>;.'< aiii ht-
ry for the.; Saturday livening I- I'st.
ihrlude$ d ■ former exploit of jVilin
iioCormlvk, . Bernie Finenifih: and;
I'efe .Smith. Pete,: now : head of
CV-M's coast pui)iicity,^Y.'x.s tl'uMV por-
sonaliy'hernldinff Cplleon.MovH:^. <uie
of' his a,lmR in life being; to soil to. the,
uneonyineod MvCorniick, . at .Ihat
. -t 1 mb lich d: . o f Fins t ' Nat i (j hal • p u li 1 Ic ;
. - Right at; Home .
The mysterious; lopking dwellin.g
uSfVd to advertise .the new ; Rpbert
M. : McBride.,.:;<Si .Co. mystery "..story,'
"■the- Murder .". in the Krbwnstonc!
.Hou*;ei',' is .the bvillding bccuped by
the publishing hpuse. on; ICth: sti'cet.
The . MeBride Co.. bbcupibs aVfprmer
private ^residence:. . ; ; ; , '
Libe! Action Withdrawn
Hobert K. il.aas,. president' ;bf th.e .
■Bbok-of-the-MPnth-Cliib, anno.u
[ ills company;, has dropped its ;jibol
suit agairi.st John Macrae, pi-eaid>nfc.
pf ; E. P. ^'rJuttpn's book pvib1ishers>v.
wilos<^; letter of. retraction of. Aug. 23
[i^ the Cphsidera'tipn for thb aban^
donhieht of tl^C suit^; -• .• ; .;-
Ladies; and;.Geh ■
.. Vera. Ciispiiry's '^new';^.'nbyel ; iS;
^''ik<iies'-4rivd7. (Tenti)' r'^ a- -r..!itbr-y'- o-t |
^slibw life;:.: nero;iVv«t book,; "Wrhite
Git-iy'V went .'i.<:toss; so well, that f=!he'
quit the ' editorship . . of the hotel
^iyieraway, ; ;':Gotham ; Wfe;'; ' tb de-
vote iierself to Nvrithig' only.-
■ . : ;Li A.'s Financial .'Daily • '
''Exchange" is the title of a pew
32-pag;e lihancia:! daily ;tabloid that
starts, publication- Sept; • 10 in- . I>bs
Angeles. . It %Yill sell ;for a :hickel,
reacliing the, street as soon iatter
■Wall Streets closing as possible. E,
\C. Simmbn.s is ireported as tbe own-
. fer.- It will publi^li in ; the Daily
Ne'ivs building, but beyond . this any
cbh.nection Is denied,.
• Blytlie on Diets ; :
: Sam ; ;Blythe. is i)i LoiS Angele.s
Ig.ettirig pliinty of; space in the.Ex-
I' amirier on a diet cbntroyCrsy. . ; ;
; Ainprig his other ; works,' the. yet
pplitlcfxi writbr has rpany a par.a-
eraph ;on what and wliat riot to ea
Riihlix- Mirror Tie- fn .
Ne'>v-. "ibrk Dally Mirror antici-
pates. 20,000 daily increase of circri-
latio.n thrbugh 'its tie-in with Poblix
theatres in Newv'yor.k. The start
wias at about 4,000 a day last week-
s. Thrbugh the deal Pubiix stopped
■using • the^'.New York Wbrld as .a
giybaway at Its final performances,
loightly, in its Broadway houses.
"With the: .World it . was iio hbok-
;1ip,.Publix jiist probably :buying th'C
.. papers as a giveaway at the Para-
mount. • ■
Like a. Woman.
The wbmiriri In charge of .: a Ch i -
caKb daily's theatrical depf>rtmcnt
has had a feud Avith a. Windy City
p. a. fbi' several years.- When the
p. a. started :;a. ne-w and. important
position recently the woman sent
one of his first pieces of Cpipy to his
superior, circling an error that had
been her cfiuSe for rejecting It.
The p! a, had; used , "ovei*" instead
of "more than.!' : .- ' .
years ago - tlo.ss. persuaded: Sfiniuels'
to shake ; a n ' iniportant pofit' . -\v i tl-i'. a
local udycrtis'ing group f oi-' thc hSan
aging -' editorship of .the weekly;
Almost immediately after .PLCCcpt
aii.g the ; ne\V job- Samuels broyghli
over Rea Irvin as art chief ;and later
attached ;such experts , as ; Robert
Bciichiey, Dorothy Parker, 'Frank
.Sullivan . arid Alexander 'WooUcbtt.
More recbntly disagreements over
makeup, text, art-.w.ork andi salaries
( \yith Samuels arguing in favor of
liigl.ier prices for. higher class mate
rial) jarred Rpss}' nerves. . He took
a curb upstate and: upon his return
decided to dispense with ' Samuels
Waiting. untii;.Samtiels a;n.d..his wife
h.^d .. had a . European holiday . and
Samuels was on tiie seas hbme\yard
bound, Ross cabled : the. s.ad hews
Samuels is- at present- .offlcing With
Uci-bert- Bayai"d Swppe. . .
'..' Woman Wrote It
■The ilerii-y . :irand.el . Uichardsbn
whb authoriid "Ultima TJuilo,''. -.this
mpnth-s solPGt'iori ' be the . jVook-Of-'
the-Motitli; Club, is a ;-won>iFn, .Who
hrt:s been . tirfirig llie 'male ha n die for
.all her : writings. ;, .V :^ V
•e'hi'$ ;Little Spain; Rap.eK; ;
.Figuring a; potential. cii6ii'tele:;bf ..
liQMOO Spahishjspeak^ pebi)le in _
Xiie- cfb'ieiifrb'^terntpi"y, ;F
.iietaihebiirt of Havana, is .starting • a :
SpaniSiV .wcekiy printed iri;; Chictigbj
to bo called :La Haza .("The Kacc).;
.. . ;l<71rst issue is; Sept.. 1.5; Mexican ,
Indei)endence;:I):vi'v., : •:
. . Burtis Gbilifl> Film \ ;, ' '. :
:;Tivbnip'.'<6n -, Bui'tis, n.ov<?list -. .arid :
playwright ' of : juvenile . subjects, :
iou-^'oa ^Xow I'oVk. late this mbhth
■for-- tho coast- V ile will join: one of
the pieture 'cortipanies. ' v'. • •'. ' > / ;;
Vaude Reviewers .
Jambs Cow has been assigned the
vaude . revie-ws by the . aiorning
World, formerly covered by Norman
Krasna. .
The/Graphic has ^.dded Krasna to
I Its dramatic department as assi.str
. aht to Gilbert Scldes. -
; John Hutchens, formerly of the
. N. Y. Post and; vaiute reviewer; has
gone to the Times dramatic depart-
-. ment. ' :;;, ■:
Jules Dubois, of- thb Trib, is the
.. yaudp reviewer for. tliat. paper.
. .Old S. F. Bulletin Merges with Cal I
The San. Francisco; Bulletin, an
; old newspaper ^ lias, been merged
Bbni's Buys •.
Charles Boni, whb separated his
business activities from his brotlier,
Albert, to get out those paper-
bound books, is accepting stories
on. outright purchase instead . bf the
ilsai.al royalty basis.; As: the books
sell, for arPunct 42 cent.s each; Bbni
feels that the royalty plan, based
on a percentage of the retail price,
would give the "author tob small a
return. '
\ Splitting Names ; .
Since the: idoath of '.Frank -A. Muii-:
fiey*; the late publish er-s-.namb hdtsti.'t-
rhearit : a ■ thing tb Muhsey's ; Mag-,
azine, with the result that it IS .to
MiniSergo a' change in title. : The title
of the,.Argp.>iy-All Story Magazine
is to be split up, ;Ayith Munsey's tb
he known as the AU Story; Mag-
azine, and the .Argosy-All- Story to
remain - simply as the Argosy Mag-
azine. ■ ./v ;.: : ■• . - ..^';
New hovel: ' by H^^^ -Jiustin'
Shiith, Tiianagirig editor of -the- Chi-
.Ciigb Dai.ily Nbws,. is • "i^obr Dpvil,'^
publishiesd by Covici. Fr.iede.; . Not a
new.spapcr: . story,; • but ;mgKt of
Smith's - talcs huv.e ; :bVeh ; . of the
c-)-'af.t',.'ihclui.1ing tlve fa.nlbus "D'ead-
llncs."' ;-'. V' \.
Brooklyn's Only Day
It's a tbiigii wind that doesn't
brbw something in from Brobklyh
these, days.
Jlonday, being Labbr Day and a.
holiday for everybbdy but show biz
the Brooklyn Eigle swept into , the
Times S.quare newsstands with 'pa-
pers .and ;a one -sheet flat which
read: ■ ■ '
"No Manhattan evening papers
Labor Day. Buy the Brooklyn
Eagle." ■ '
: Indian Chief's Sandal.
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance,
Indian writer and: freqtient con-
tributor to Cosmopolitan, has- ;de-
signed : a mpccassinrsandai.: along
Indian principles, which the Gobd-
.year -Rubber Company is placing on
the market in a few \yoekfi.. '
It ;\vili be called the Chief Long,
Lance sandal.
Kenneth Hutchinson will edit the
\Voplworth'iOc 'rhags .to bc .;published
, in the fall. 11. A; Kell.ar .. lias taken,
itutchinsb.n'^s place with MacKin.-
nOn-Fly. -
A'iotbr Cuhriynijhanv .-w^
editor of thb playgoer,, the theatre
magazine prpsrrams to come, out
h'bxt month in about 20 cities. He
will' be Ibcated in ' Chicago, ■
Mags Down and Up
Within the past two months about
25 of - ' magazines have . suspend-
ed publication. . None is expected
tb resume; Terhoips the most prom-
inent of the dead ones was Mun-
sey's, ' with ; its circulation down to
sd.OOO; Its. owners gainc I wealth
with other publications. Despite the
I s\ispensibn's not loss than eight new
niags afb sdated'fo rrai^i-thb i^^^
within the next :twb months.
The Magazine Publishers' Corpor
ratlbn alone kill'bd' eight;mags,:while
Darnton Returns. .
Cha;rles Darntop, biack in . New.
York. from a long stay on-thc west
coast in picture Work. He has sub
cebded E. . W. Osbprn as dramatic
reviewer of the ; ^3vev World, rer
turning to his old desk.
Three More for- Fans .
Thrbe new" picture .. fa n publica
tions fbr :hatiohai , circulation- will
make their :appearance this, fall
One will be a monthly to be edited
by Ruth. Blery, for. the Woblworth
chain of stores. ;
Another monthly, . dealing with
talker features and personalities,
■ will be sp.onsQred by the Dell <:pm
pany, publishers bf Film .Fiin. Thb
third is a weekly tabloid -to deal
exclusive with picture subjects and
tb be published for the Eastern Dis-
tributing' Cb;.;;-; ■
Frederick James Smith, with Piip-
tbplay Magazine for three yeai'.s; I's.
leaving it ;iri October, .upon the -ter^i-
minatloh of 'hi-s contracts \
Hahs Roberts has written his
memoirs and called It *'l<Vrty Years
Through a Stage Door." ;.
R. M. Brinkerhbff, . cartobnist: of.
the ''Little Orphan Annie" series, is
yiiilting Holly wbb^v ;: ;
With the San- Francisco Call by Rainei- Reviews which sp.bcjalizeU in
Hearst who bougiit the publication , art and dirt nVag.s knocked, down
last week. • - six. W^^- Claytbn killed three but
. 'Orily two- or, three bf the Bulle- , is -staiHirig^ another t ,
tin's, staff retaineid..' A^ .F. Giila^ - " ' "
Pey, dramatic .editor .arid dean of
the . local critics, was ambng those
loft , without a: ■ job. . Gillaspey ha.d
..been covering sho-ws for nine years.
He will handle publicity for the two
Wagnbn ':house.s,'' Embassy and;
, Da vies. •
Bluebioods and Circulars
' Thb new sbpial . regi.'^Jei'-^l^^re.c.-'
y' tbry of American Society-^ha s been
. compioted and the second edition is.
"^yU Under way. This 1030 rompon-
. -dium of hTuebloods will be i.'ssuod in
.'nunvhors loss than the total of regis-. I • - •. .. i ,
°='tet'cd j i! Li ri o « . i^'p^jg=^- :-^ l^liy .y f ;T n=M*e.nt.--hed=an
clJi.s.s- socioty with being bombarded lot h.-r crt.'dit as c-"'.'!!!!)!..!- .ti<. l-y
^vilh .ciroulars. from all manner of boanls,
;"Saturday's Children"
An 'agreement; was ::reached. re-
cently; through; Chai'le-s Bi'aunhut,
attorney, \v hereby; Orri Lanshin.,
secretary tb Walter Lip,pniaii of Thy
World, . received d. caf^h settlement
fbr" her share' of royalti.e.^ of "Sfit'in'-:
day's Children," of which f=h" was
coauthor. This is the. first anything
has been Ix'-ard- of Mi'sf< l.;insiiin as
coaiithbr of the play. Thr-(ni".h n
former close fricndsliip. with. Max-
well Anderson and th'<* intr-rvci:.ii(>ii
of newspaper friends inclUilin,!?
F. P. A-. a priyat" scillfuicnt u:a,s
Syndicate Publishing
The Metrbpbiitaii Syndicate, one
of the bigger firm.s supplying fe'a
ture stuff tb newspapers, is to go
into book publishing as well, Max-
imilian Elscr, ; Jr., . having formed
Metropcilitan . Books, Inc., for that
p,nrposo.- .-■
Idea; is to publiwh all the book-
iFTigth 'v stories-ana.: ;features;,;syn
di C.I ted by it; Formerly the rights
were sbld to 'TGlurt: or Gri^isset . ^
Dunlap ;br .other publishers of chwip
i-rpririts, but .Elsbr believes ho can
iWlize more bn - the ; subject? ; by
p'uhlishi'ng them in t><^ok forrn liirii
self. • ' - '-: - :. , - .
' Other syndicates may follow.
' Sia ny sy n dicaie la rgb - -numbers of
sorinl stories each yea* .and; their
newspaper', reprodtictio.Ti publicize??
til<-r?i;..WCll; : .■ ; :,
: Gaga Club
Story- t.cllers and , those who also
teli stories have banded together in
Topeka and have organized a club
for mutual edification. At thb first
meeting, at Which Arthur J. Cur-
ruth, Jr., m. e.. Topeka State .Tour-
nal, presided, only dog .stories were
allowed. They are at present trying
to sign rii(ire tabloid editors and a
I couple of fishermen. : May.be :a golfer
or two. ■'
it is reported that the rnember.ship
i s ■.CPmpTisXTl^ en tirely-'of those su ff er-
ing, froin ohrbriic Insomnia. ,:;
A Bad Summer
IThis.summer has htxin' a wallop to
[ the publishers-; Of books as well a.s
mags. Some, of the book pubUshers
,arb.. ifar . from -breaking: even., on .th^
period. '' '- -. - - - ''■ .-.
'Of cbur.se the turri. now is. ex
pected to shortly arrive."; ; ;;•
Borden ChT Tab> Critic
' -i )a iiy . Illustrated 'Time's, Chicago's
new tab dally, has Gale Borden as
<lra ma critic Borden,' whb rcplacf.s
Virginia Dale from Ihoyohl Journal,
is a Xcw Ypiker bf nTag expericncb,
.l,.i.it has not.'.-vvbrked on a news-
■ ji.ijicr licfnl-C
"Fanfare", and People
... . Guess in g 'Em .
v. K. ■ Kicliards, ■ dr.umatic. ditbr
I Toledo P.lade, leaving Septi- 1 foi
six months in Kurbp(!.. E. H. Gopd
ihg, A'ai-icty'.s local news -hbund .ln
-Toledo, will gu('.«s.. 'em meantime.
niaii (irdor housos, etc
I'-vory name in the bonk was fur-
hlshod and; checked liy a nicmiicr of
tlio. family. A registration blari
. bad to. he filled out and f-igncd
.I'l'i.yt of authentirity
lUis
A Sea Jolt
Aiiiii.ni,' ollK'r inside mu tlie ..Nrili'ir
SiiuiiK'ls -New YorK'.-r separatifm iv
! ii)c clasliintr of i u o ; seiisilive t< iii.-.
i per.'iiuents whieli cuhnin.iteil in Tn'
ine.«s houses sti'rni'ing the : f1ispu.--.al nl" ."-^.•nnu"):-. l"a\ ir.g H.i: '.M
publi.:hL-it, for .sbts bf.the new social j Ito.ss, editor, in chal'ge. Al't.ut iw^-
i'lS
:. "Kiinrarrv-V .(JMitftam'-s). .wy i-iieiwro
I f.! liii.iay , is another i'ri ' 1 he' series of
:.[:.(.;id\yay - llbllyWu'id - nf-wspaper
■'i,..V';ls wYiU-h uves r'al-lif" iiersoii-
- ;, lilies freely for realism. irif-'Ttwin-
iii.tr them- with the fici i-m cliai-ablf:rs.
' H;i'llii1:iy, s.'ihl to haM-.bei-n a picture
- viiic. in his firpf novel '-Tiienl.i<.ns. a
!.«. t of sci-ei-n pe..plc: Varieiy, th'
, .'vlgoJi(;uin round table; counll'.s;.
Broadcasting Restriction ;
Kila Wciinan's story, 'Tiio IV)oi
Sport;" has l)et-n. purchased, by' I.'':ni-.
vcr.sal.. ■ A sf iiaiirjtion- in lhc 0'<>ntr.a<-t
forhadc .Miss AVeiman rroni liro.'id-
' ;th"..air. : : . ; ' . ' ,; ' ■ ;; •
• Snook's. Trial !'Hot S.tuffJ', Bannfed:
Tr.i.)iserijjis: of -HtcnoKrapber"s. n-c- ;
ord , of ."liot stuff" in trial of Dr..|
: .laroes II.' Snook, former Ohio. State ;
' uriiver.^ity, convicK'd of ■ niarder. of
.(Continued from p.ago CO) : ;
fronv hi.s uncle, the. late James ■
Henry Smith. Oddly enough, Mr.
Smith had Inherited this fortune
from an uncle. Smith left addi-
tional millions to his widow, who
liad previously : divorced William
Kfiinelander Stewart, New York
society man, .and finally :marricd;
Jean St. Cyr,: cbrisideraVjly her .
juriibf 7 ■ JCaH "' hXLU •'pi'nviousrly 7 in--?-
herited . .a, fortune : firpm his ili'st
wife, {ilso ah elderly widow, Mrs.
Alexander Redijeld. St. . Cyr was
briginally Jack Tho.mPsbP. o^' ^VaCb,
Texas, and. ha.d been :■■ a bell boy,
chorus ." bby arid hat salesman at
Wanamakbr's,: and.- frh'nd • of .a f elr;.
lOAV named Schwemm, who.sb father.
Avas a telegraph opcrytor in Treri-
tbn. The Masen daughter married
,Sarii'ubi ;-Slo.'in Colt,; and/ the .spn.
George; Qrant Maspri,: Jr., tiiarried.
Jane; Kendall'; , J,ine f was - a doiited
by the. late Lyman B. , Kendall af ter
he had married her m other, wlip
had :divorred rrof:tor Welch; man-
ager' .Pf the; Onond.oga .Hofel, . SyrV
ainisev : Mrs. ' ^Velch - Keiidali. was
originally l^lizaheth C<^yle. but was.
known' on tlio .«ta«(' a'.-:- U.ei ly; 'Lee.;,
Tlieoi-.i Hi.\. eiii tl. liein:;'-.' old' ill vari-
•, j i/uH Ohio citi' .'5. <_'lii<.-.l.' ot i'uiic'. ,
For so m':' weeks; past llw' 'fitmlng
(if -Tlie- lieinvn of. .Sif-Tlock
^I'lTFl -iri ( ^y^^ T^ltny^ ^ i r- - i vn '^ti wTr'i'^'F-ayf=^i»
a la'livf.r ril lb-- r'ai-.;.i!.f.:i!it ' stu/lip
.(.n Lohtl' ;i: laii-i. ii i." ..iii.i;>-i««r; to
«'■( .•all ' I cii-iili*-- cii.-.pnn oh'-e
ToMfi (I t lie •)-;'l'it'll:'h 'lU'".' >':'l''-.i ; -fls
i'iillv, t.i.e ii'ii--. ill .••.-:|.-r:"''-k
Holmei;," a.i.il. \\!i'!i \ViMiaJii flil-
li-v;-: ..<-i.-irre(1 in K'ni-'mi in . !''•'''■;. as
.rln ili.< !;■ ' lloltii. •,' (.'ij.i.plin' aa.iin
u-jip'-.tixd ao ijJ'ly* ■.
62
V A R I E T Y
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
NEWS (John Chapman )
"That superb clown, Jiniimie Savo,, was a
shieer dellgiit,"
T,H A N K YO U, M R. CHAP MAN
EVE, JOVRUAL (John Andfirsoh)
. "Mr. Savo bobs ■ wistfully in and' out: of
it . . i The most Ghaplin-like of .the
^tiage's funny men, he is a, quiet riot,
equipped: with hilarious leerings and a shy
sadness which , tinges his comedy gently
with absurdity." ; .
TH AN K you, M R. AN DERSON
MORNING WORU) (AlisonSmUhy
"i/lr. Savo. was more ingratiating than,
'ever."/.
EVE. SUN (Stephen Rathbun)
"Jimmie Savo was funnier than ever,'
thank; you, MR. RATHBUN
eve: POST (Wilella Waldorf)
"Of the . peffprihers, a comedian named
Jimmie Savo, Who hasn't been around in
some little time, is still as funny as we dimly
remember he used t6 .be.. Mr, Savo does a
funny little shuffle dance that so many come-
diahs try to do nowadays but can't, and he
sings and chatters comically besides."
THANK YOU, MISS WALDORF
EVE. WORLD (E. Wi Oshorn)
"Jimmie Savo . (whp was funnier than
ever)-.":-' -
THANK YOU, MR. OSBORN
THANK YOU, MISS SMITH
JIM
RECEIVED THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THt NEW YORK PRESS
MURRAY ANDERSON'S "ALMANAC "
ERLANGER'S THEATRE, NEW YORK CITY
NOW
GRAPHIC CG«6crC Seirfcs^
"The perfect clown, Jimmie Savo . , .
Savo Is. tiie nian with the agonized . white
face who crumbles up airid disintegrates and
goes completely to pieces out of sheer em-
barrassment for no reason in the world. He
sings a song in hlis. volfccless way and. leers
out of his bright little eyes, or he tries to
pick ut) a stogie from the pavement or ho
shows the orchestra a piece of music he has
written and Is terrified at the result. And
whatever he does he is completely and end-
lessly funny . . . he sings— with coy
glances, sudden enthusiasm and equally sud-
den retreats and seems baffled by the laugh-
ter and applaus6. He is a fine comic as
everyone who has seen him in vaudeville
knows."
EVE. TELEGRAM^
. (Katharine Zimmerman)
"Jimmie Savo rings up gales of merriment
with his melancholy chanting and his eccen-
tric dancing," ; .": ■ " ' ; !
THANK YOU, MISS ZIMMERMAN
MIRROR /lVa/fcr lVmc7»cM>
r "Yet only the antics of Mr. Jimmie Savo
deserved the. salyos, if. anyone should ask
this deputy, and they probably will. The
veteran of the ' two-a-day was thoroughly
amusing,, and even his vocalizing of the most
tuneful of the songs, 'M?iybe rni Wrong,' fell
on willing ears— threw the comedy burden
on Savo's able shoulders."
TIMES CJ. Brooks Atkinson )
"At any rate,; what seems- to this spectator
most enjdyable in a long evening of sketches
and turns, are such, items as the dimlnutivei
pantomimic clowning, of Jimmie Savo . ...
is also an artist who leaves no lines lncon>r
pletb In his clowning. Against ah antima-
cassar backdrop of wild proliibition morality,
he does a vastly/ludicrous pantomime num-
ber of facial contortions, wriggles, slaps and
falls . Interpolating nonsense all the
while . . .. Mr, Savd keeps the,:c6mic spark
delightfully alive."
TH AN K YOU , jyi R_. $ELDES_
THANK YOU, MR. WINCHELL
THANK YOU, MR. ATKINSON
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
LEG IT I M A T E
VARIETY
63
Plays on Broadway
GREAT SCOTT
Gomedy i" ^^^
«^och proBentcd at
£*ty I- A. Sallan:
sister. . .
llolly Scott ..
>nnio Sunjjson
jaks Scott
jjem Bcott
' iDelanccy Scott
Riilh Walwin ..
J H. Watwjn
acts by Howard E,
the 40t)i Street Sept.
otageU by Albert Ban-
. . ... . .iiftbcJ Strickland
' Miiry ItolU
Walter Horton
. . Millard . F.. M UcheU
......'.....Ray Harper
A dele^.lionson
........ .Dean Haymond
^^ piay about tin cans, new. ones
: though^ to: the , . manufacture; of
•rtrhich psychology is, applied by a
^gaibbi: youth just out Qt college. A
■ fricncliy: first night audience seemed
iito like it. but "Great Scott" isri%
•.good entertainment, in fiact it hasn't
•a chance to run.
" Show is independently: presented.
'It is the first presentation by L..- A.
Safian, a modest sort of lawyer chap
I who had his name out in the canopy
vlichts, Mr. Safian is. one of the
i4roUD 'callod tlie . Showshrip that
'■'triea Sisters of the Chorus" Avhich
•anneai's to have passed into the (lor-
■mant class. "Claas" in- a Showshop
oroperty according to a' prograni
•^ote. Group l.s due to do five other
■•.'i*'*"GiW' Scott" is set in, the small
faeto.ry town of Canton, Mass. You
are i introduced to the Scott family,
riffht there in their combiuatioii
kitchen, living and; dining room.
They are common people .and know
it, feeing satisfied to labor with their
hand.s, eo to bed right after dinner,
getting up at dawn for another 10
hours .of It. There is- Jalce,' the
father, . teni, and a son and ' Ma
Scott; '■ • .-■
But on this particular riight' a,,
younfrer. son with the .. fancy name
of IJelancey, ; i.'s coniing, home after
four years in .college* M.otlior has
worked l.'ito int.Q tne niphts to sup-
ply: monc-y to- give, her fayorite boy
a college : educatiori. and -slie has-
great expectations. I-op gets tlie
shock of his life when as soon as
the family sit down to dinner, Dcr
lanccy starts talk.in.? highbrow stuff
tliat tlie old boy never heard about
and doesn't care about knowing. .
Delancoy is sCTit .to labor . in the
can ■work.s; He ha.«3 anibitions as
ihc director of .social welfare in tlie
Wat.snn -plant.- Instead ■ ho steams
up the men to- strike;' then .S(i?nd.s
thorn b.T,ek to ' woi-k. by promising
reforms in the lino of an eight hour
day, profit Rhoring,. planting of gar-
dons .and .'trees where the, birdies
can chirp. For stirring up things
the old man and Lem get the air
and so does he. But after a few
month.s It Bcems his ideas were on
tlie right track. Production had in-
creased,, the plant showed a pro lit.
So It looked like everything wai^
goiu!? to be ell right. In a small, way, '
Dolancey is to teach his stuff in the
hioal school arid Is to wed .ryuth,^
■laughter of the head man of the
^ an works*
During all this the tAlkatlv.e col-
lege grad Bpills plenty of theories
on social science out of his text
books. Most of It may be true, in
line -with Industrial plant devclbp-
meiit, but its place irt the theatre
is rather uncertain. . \
. . Millard F. Mitchell, as Lem, i
follow of few words, provided wliat
diversion . there was In "Great
Scott." OHis "aw .pa'^ was fupny.
He had been friends with. Annie
Simpson .foi* 12 years but was . too
bashful to ask her to, marry him.
b ii her part she Was of a la mi l y
where the girls had to be asked,
Mitchell did well too in a newspaix?r
play last season.
Ray Harper, formbr dramatic edi-
tor of a Brooklyn daily, is the lead.
Delancey, a fellow who . airs^ his
views on his family and a:il else.
It isn't. easy to make a gabby egoist
iv lijtcable "person;' . Adelo Ronson -i.s
Ruth, in love with pelancey, but
heaven knows why. ,
"Great Scott" is. a small cast at
tractibri that costs but little to put
oh. It can likely get by on a cut
rate b?isis for a time, but is no hot-
tef than that. : ' . -Wee, ;
Plays Out of Town
SCANDALS
Atlantie rity, Sept. 3, •
■ Skcti'hps 1>v .Win. K. Wells ana Ooorgo
Whlto. . Music and l.vrli-s l>y .OlifC Fnoiid
and Wlilli'. . Art .illm'tor, O. ' A. AVoidhaas.
Orch.'5tra umlcr «im-Hon of William Daly.
Willie and' I'liijrcno . )l<nvard, MUchvirnmi
^urant. Kvolyn Wils.>i), . J^^^-l^V."^''' t.^'^lv
fornla Collrelans, Carolyn N.oVti'. Haro
Morrlssoy, lifMy Gilbert. Jnnic.'. C'^.l^-:
l.-rnnce.s Williams, Olilc JOnd.-r. Marlott.a,
Frita . and: Jean . Ihiliert. • ALLoit 1 •aI>l^;■J.=^•
Sally and. Tod. . Floi-eni'c .lUi>.lnson, t fi'd
Xjy'o'n, Pcolt -t'lst.iT!-.
iCeorpe White brouglit .'to tho
ApoUo^liist night a ni.erry.;nnd t:une-
.iful 'yaffciin „ ..Thc. -lOtli- - edition-; ol.
"ScandaU/; ItDrovides; the combi-
nation o£ tiie elaborate cOstunie and
chorus cfCoGts and the. sliort, snappy
and. unclaborate >omody. . '
While this year's rcviio .is..too imi-
tatiyo and. too content to follow
aloriif? the; paths of its i^rodocossors.
.to',b.e..ft.-rKreat.:show"--in.-'t-_ho
meaning, yet in pl-o'iluciion it I'opvo-
scnts tiic. ni()!?t tastff lil -aiid colorful
of -all..,'.;; '
■ virtually now batoii -of : pririM-
pais is piDViilod.- The H<v\vard, boy."
and Frances Williarhs arc tliCS only
entortniners retalnod. Wlijto tides
several specialty dano<,= .=: hini.«olf, and
part of the time acta - a.< master of
ceremonies.
ChiO'f among the no\vooui>-rs are
Mitc'hoil and i:)urant, Kvelyn. Wilson, •
Jack White, Chic .Endor, .SjiHy and •
Ted,. Frit/, and .Tean Hubert ^Mariot-.
,ta, and. the .Abbott: Danoor;?, all of
whom do their, own tvirns in the
second act to niake the revue: a
vaudeville extra.vagau/.a.- Th.o first ■
portion of the revue evidently uses
up nibst of . White's tliiuider. 7. . y
Tlie .comedy sketches by Wra. Tvi
Wells'. and Wliite are not-; groat,
shakop,-' .almost all ending with-- the-
usual' husband Or \vifc betrayal arid,
gun shot. . ' • ,
Tyliss- Willams is used particularly,
to iiIutT' one song. "lUgger ami- IVetter.
ThiuV Ever," althoug-h ClifC. Friend
ha.*' writ ton some ■ tuneful numbers
which the prograiiv also . accredits to
White. : Miss- Williaths. and White
also introduce a. new dance, |'bot-
toms up." It oombinos the Charlesr
ton, 'black hot torti anil the -.shimmy,
rtb'wat-d- - Brothers arer-fis fn^nny --as-
oven but the matori;il they, use lacks
froshno's.s. The California Collegians
wore the real knockouts of the eve-;
ning, but" every .member of the cast
received n strotig welcome. . -
This. lOt.h "Scandals"' may be put.
V '1
JACK POWELL
CREATOR
JAZZ IK^^^^^
THANKS to MY MANAGElt
MiUIlt 4. LEIIPY
Am at Prestttt One of the
in JOHN MURRAY
Anderson's ALMANAC*'
ERLANGER THEATRE. NEW YORK CITY, INDEFINITELY
AMD
ng
- ' GIBSON HOrEUOWWU Geceter.m
»- I, ^- -y o B K - c M A III
Opening
64
VARIETY
LEGIT I M A T E
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
down as a hiQre subdued edition, In
Which White has gone in for real
beauty j^.nd more nudiiy. It was ru-
mored about the theatre that two
of the most costly tableaux would be-
left for the New Yoi'lc opening, !3ince
they need considerable overriiakinB
of the stage,. The tempo last eve-
ning was sluggish, but with more
playing and •judicious .cutting it
should ; provide gx>pd entertiiinment
in tlie accepted revue fashion/
. ^Veintratib. :
ORPHEUM STOCK
: MONTREAL
.7 ("Nice People")
Montreal. Aug.. 29.'
- Gaiiiedy In three . act3. prtiaented and.
directed' by Hdrry. McK&e. Written by
WllUam A. if'cGrew. . Margaret.' Bra'ytori
'and Victor SutherJftiid featured; .with
; caat' ' includlri? Arthur' JacobsOn, Eva
fidge, S, Ilcnry Norell, Madefe ChAridler.
P. Roy EilUlns, Melba Palmer. : Jbsepti
EgBentdn. Prank Joyner and' Emily.
. Srolley. At Orpheum, Montreal, Aug. 29.
ll.&O top.
prplieurh Players opened the hew?
season . in . Montireal rather Inaus-
; plcuoiisly with an^ improbable,
weak-kneed little comedy which
flopped In New York. Played by a
company, which is. locally . popular,
: it Was okayed by show-starved au-
diences, mostly womeni .It cannot
serve as' a barometer for the bal-
ance of the season,
/Montreal, the largest city in Can-
ada,, with a population of over a
niillibh, can only, support one stock.-
At that, the support is meagre and
with .the list of unpromising plays
so far announced, prospects not so
radiant. '
"Nice people is considered
risque, from the viewpoint of local
femrhie audiences. It is a slightly
smOtty but a thoroughly dull arid
lustreless comedy, lacking speed,
human interest and drama. This.
opening prcst-ntation, as a play has
little to recommend It, . llog.vnlK'ss
of this, it was a wi.se choice. It e\u-
denofs a .sly daring .ilong dirt liries,
without being openly brazen, and.
appeals to thc: local rnob.
■ The women fell for.it h.lrd. It
has plonty.- of girth, /mnrriatii? . and
wedded life gagging. . . .
McKee has done a nice job inso-
far as scenic sotting.s. and cqsLu.m-
ing are ^concerned. The .hQU.se is
also being properly handled out
.frbni.;' ■• /
Most of the players were mis-
ciix.st :- and undertrained. ; Emiley
Srhlle.y, ^ as the . scat-let woman,
plaved it like a grandrtibther. . Jo- .
se i^h' ' Eggenton. . as the : ben pecked
hu^bahd swallowed every time he ^
tried to speak, arid \yallowed about,
gehcrally.. ' Madgei . Civandier, . the
6id<5^r sister f breed to mari-y a. man
for :lVls wealth against her desires,
not so, good. What was,:, intended
as the high spot of the play fizzled
0|Ut ihto a too ; obviously • thea.trical
hysteria. , ' . ■;;;/..
Innumerable speeches were ; un-
slimg like schoolrobm recitations.;
Words followed words jn cktaracfs,
jineinlhgiess. Every gag ' was re-
leased ""like a 'feuVer-speciar. VWith
long, e^cpectant waits f or i laughs
Which, hapRilyi fQllbwed in time. .
Margiaret Bra>'to.n, the new lead-
ing -lady here, has ' been iriiported
frbm Hollywood, where- she is re-,
ported, to have been witii t-^^ Diiffy
group. Mi^s Braytbn created, a
favorable Inripression in: her first
we^k aind is likely to hold attertr
tion. ■ ' . • ' .1'']"
Arthur Jacbbsbn, as the kid
brother,, is easily the outstanding
meniber of this group. .The only
player on th»e stage Wbb handles
llnea naturally and doesn't pause
fbr laughs. P. Roy. ElkinSr as the
iove-smltteri swain, failed to im-
press. Action, in this role was main-
ly responsible for the unevenness
throughout.
THE APPLE CART
■ Malvern, Eng., Aug. 19.
Oomody in thro© acts presented by Capt.
Ruy W. r..lmbert arid .<?lr Barry Jiickson.
Written by . Bernard Shaw and- produced
by II. K. Ayllil. Codric Ila.rdwlcke and
Kdllh Evahfl , starred. Scenery and coa-
tumos deslgrifed by Paul Shovlinp. At Mal-
vorh, Worti-alcrslilre, $3.i5 top. .
I^amphmiUs . . . ; . ... Wallace Evennctt
Sompronlu.s . > .Scott Suhderland
(SocretarlPB to Kliig)
Boiineree.i . . , , ; * • > . . , . , ,Matthe,w Boulton
. <Pres, of Board of Trade)
Magpua , , Cedrlc Hardwlcke
{King of England) ,
i?roteu9 , . . . ;. ... , .Charles Carson
(I»tline Minister) -
Nlcobar . . ;.. . . . . .Clifford .Marquand
■ . (Pot^lgn Secretary) , • ,;
Cra'ssu3:' ..^......Julian IX'Alble
.(Colonial Secretary)
Pllhy . v.. .. . .* . . . i . . . ... .Aubrey MallaUeu;
(Chancellor)
Dalbus ' . . ... . . . . Frank Moore
(Home Secretary)
Amanda ■■i . . . . ..... . .Dorothy Holmes-Gore
(PostmlatrfessrGeneraJ) ■
Lylsitrata: ................ ... . .Eileen Beldpn
■ (Powemilstress-General).
Orlnthla' ., Edith Evans
. (Kirig'is Favorite) .
iaueen Jfemlma . ; . . . ...... Barbara Everest
The Princess Royal . . ; . . . . ...Eve Turner
Mr. Vanhattan; .4...... JTaines Carew
'■ ' (American .Ambassador)
hranch of
S H O
EDITH SHELDON,
Featured Danseuse,
'-'Now Moon;" Uses Stain's
FOREIGN REVIEW
. In VAUDEVILLE
• On the DRAMATIC STAGE
• /in Musical COMEDY
• On the SCREEN
• lit GRAND OPERA
• On l/ie CONCERT STAGE
.singers, Dancers, .Lcgif .Players, Screen; Playbrs, all find In Stifin's
Cosmetics an indi.spensable aid to beauty imd succe.ss In their professioh.
And no wonder, "unciuestiohcd purity for over. 50 years," and today,vas
through all these years, uriqucstibnably ■ the leading theatrical, cosmetic
in the world. Write for new free booklet, ?'HbW to Make- up,"
This. one . has 90 laughs, one , gag
arid-a p.rattfall. If it had sex appeals
a hit it.'hasn't. ■
It will get jaiighs in America
wheii the Theatre Giiild takes it
over in' October, but sbriie Won't
be .where Shaw planted them;
They'll be in the speaks 'where the,
walk-Outs of Act III gather to laugh
at this giiy who says he stands on
Shakespeare's shbulders.
They opened a two Aveeks' festival
of Siiaw . at Great Malyern with
"The Apple VGart,*; and shipped a
carlbad of critics, down from . Lon-
don to catch it oh a Sunday after -
noon. ■
In. Itself this is a prize piece of
showmansh'ip, since Malvern ( pro -
nounced . MawlVern) with its 18,000
hill-billies isri't in any sense gpreat,
except that Mhie. Gbldschmidt (nee
Jenny Lind) died there.
Imagine the Broadway mob run-
ning up to Kingston, N. Y., to catch
a show due in town three weeks
later anyhow-^and killing their day
off to do it. Get that and yoli get
what Roy W. Limbert, Barry Jack--
son and Bernard ShaW put oyer On
the Fleet Street muggs. "
For what end? To learn; about
a -king's power in England 30 years
from now and take their pick as.
to whether they'd like a constitu-
tional monarch go . absolutist or
have him pass out altogether.
So here's the unsocial : socialist
who started his play wrigh ting .ca-
reer plugging prostitutes noW end-
ing it plugging; princes— or where
Shakespeare, began. Born '■ in Ire-
land, Shaw'is gone English so com-
pletely that he has t.b stop rehears-
ing for tea. .
This play shows the subtle ef-
fects of hanging around gentlemen
too long. None: of the rowdy writ-
ing of Mrs. Warren's'; Profession"
is. "The Apple Cart." None of the
waggery of "You Never Can Tell"
or "Fanny's First Play" is here:
either. ..It can't . touch "Candida."
It's terrible when placed against
"Saint Joan" or- '-'Heartbreak
House," but It panicked them at
Malvei-n, because it's aU-Briti.sh.
Forty-eight, laughs in Act I. 22 In
Act II,. and 21 in Act. HI, but only
10 liisty enough to survive an At-
lantic crossing. ICyeh under the
sure-seater staging of The Theatre
Guild, some will die tb^ first night.
Yet becauise it's more English it
will do better In London than pre-
vious plays of his of far better
merit; ' The two sap parts are a
thundering rabble leader dressed
like a riussian rhoujik in red smock
and black trousers tucked into high
boots, arid carrying a pistol, (which
tui'ns biit to be a pipe-holder), and
the American Ambassador: who's an
Uncle Sam cartoon.
All other characters are .played
as goofs except thb king and even
he has bne moment where his dig-
nity goes slapstick, But for the most
part thiii philosot>her-klng gets all
the flit lines and. the English will
ibve /that. An ai-istocratic. Aristotle
is what . they've never had, but al
ways..loriged for.
■' It : took Shaw . to give it to them
by having a ruler pull such stuff . as
this: ■ ■;' ■■: .
"Cabinets rpay come and cabinets
may go, i)ut I. go bn forever."
(Laughter")
- ."You're beautiful, diyino and .enor
mously amusing.". (Laughter):
"Most pebpie; wouldn't miss their
head.s." (Laughter) .
. "Frankly,. I' always looked upon
his mouth, as tlie most important
part of the ■ President's head.'"
(Laughter) :
"Is it po.sf?ible this .proposal
reaches me before , the . press h.is
it?" .: (La:ugliter)
"I must go to tea." (Laughter—
American)
jrhcreI,are^-l.otg.,,_more.,:,biit._^ '.oi
wouldn't want to hear them. They're
even duller in print,
. Like all Shaw plays but "Heart-
break House," this on© lacks
warmth. No pas.sion, no affection,
nothing to stir th^ blood and, to a,
detached outsider, 'nothing much to
stir the anytbine.
Each act is as complete as a flat.
Act II is a time lapse, It l^as an
exquisite modern set; In blue and
gold arid the king's mistress has a
robe that's shimmering, with flex
appeal, but the king sprawls airouhd
as if it were a rtib-down room of a
counti*y cliib.
This hbke is laid in England in
19.62 ■ when Shavian seer , assumes
mob will still be singing "God Save
the King" at the end of all sliowsv
Mignus is king. -Magnus is a
neph&w of the late ruler, Shaw no
dbuiit. figuring present prince of
WaliBS won't mariry.
If Magnus had been the dumbest
egg in the-.Empire hie'd haye been
picked for the crown, but in this
piece he's as fast under hia hat as
a Broadway racketeer. Me keeps
the Gabinet members squabbling so
that he can keep pn tQ^* of them.
Joe Proteus; . pi-Ime minister, is
the "spur creain in Mag'^s coffee— ^ana
vice versa.
There are four women a,nd the
only one who shows any emotion is
a power mistress, cabinet member,
arid she only to weep because a
linkup of refined racketeers keep her
department in the rbd. The Queen's
a fat dumbdora. • The favorite has
,a whole act to herself . with the
king and gets , nbwbere.
Matthew Boulton as Wild Dil!
Boanerges about , steals the show,
with Charles Carson as Joseph Pro-
teus, Cedrlc Hardwlcke as Kins
Magnus and Edith Evans as Orln-
thla trying to, make It a' blanket
finish. But with Shaw, as with
Shakespeare, the play's the thing—
and that's in no sense a knockout,
anywhere outside of England.
Shaw's name will keep it In the
Wept End for 20 weeks and the New-
York' Guild addicts will holler quit
after 10. . Scully.
MW YORK CHAHER
(Continued from page 52) .
phere. Sound proof walls proved
ineffectual.
Sam Leffler back from . Europe,
press agenting the Little Carnegie
Playhouse.
Dot Justin fishing' iip in Cana<ia.
Vee Carroll, secretly wed to
Eddie Peck, became a mother last
week< Baby died at birth.
Johnny "WeismuUer has lined up
14 bolls and three carbuncles.
Ettna Ross of "Sketch Bonk" fell
in the orchestra pit during the .surf
board number. Frontrowors helped
her back, on stage.
Giri'^ight grpvp of three fellow*
and thriee girls went on a cemetery .'
drunk .' the other night, visitirrg
graves of their respective relktiveq
from :Sleepy^ Hollow to Kingstpn,;
N< , y. . Brought flpwerW but were
80. tanked they couldn't 'read tho.
tombstpnes. So they laid •flovvers on
any grave.
: The gossips of the Rialto can
tab 146 toys and girls separated,
who haven't the d^ugh for a : d>
>pbrce..^ ': \ ' • ; •■'
' Alice CurVin, .model ' for . Roth-.
bardt, landeid with "Sbandals.'f
. Lou, Schwartz will open the Rich- :
man blub .'Oct. 3 with Maurice
Chevalier or Jack Buchanan, maybe;
Eileen Wenzel abed With appeh"*
dicitls.
Whitney, Bbl tori baCk from vaca-
iiopr-'V""' --.--v - ■ - :■•• -;
■ iivclyji Crowell, Vitginid' Haw^-
Jcins and Netda . Kinkaid ■ have
spent all the money they've saved
lor: dental work. An epidemic of ,
tooth disorder prevails among the
gals of Broddway. Seven in .one
company Tioue. teen to the dentisi, .
Talker aspirations, :
?t
TKc Menvberj- of iKe Facjlty ,
' o/" tl^e >
Arc Qjvj<^lified Yej^rj-
ol Profej-xiorvAl Experiervce
toTcjvcKirvTKeirRc.speclivcDcp?krln\ei\txi
Winter. Saason Opens Oct. 10. 1929
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(A Unit of stein Cosmetics Com pan]/, 1 nr.)
The Beautiful
VICTORIA THEA1KE, TORONTO
Seating Capacity 1^995
For musical or dramatic stock purposes. Ideal
downtown location. House thoroughly modern..
Population of Toronto approximately 800,000.
Theatre available September 1 , 1 929.
; „^;V-;. ■rV;.-;-': : Apply^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ■
Famous Players Canadian Corporation, Limited
PAU L W H ITEM AN
Boolftng Exclusively Through His Ojvn Office
1560 Broadivay
New York City
JAMES F. GILLESPIE
Personal Representative
TRIXIE FRIGANZA
ERLANGER THEATRE, NEW YORK
IN . JOHN MVIUtAT ANDKRSON'S "ALMANAC"
lyrM>nul 3Iunueer, CnARLFiS MOIlItlSOK, IROO Itrondway, N. Y.
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
MUSIC
VARIETY
98
Publishers Doing a Hideaway Hay
Be Qvedooked by Film Producers
The scif-cbmpliiccncy of the "Qutside'.' music ' publishdrs who may h6
micnl'l?reyf uss, brbthbrs; at. the helm,; flgurea strongly on the future and
fbrccii the recent Warner-Harms' ia.OOP.ooO merger, . This,; after Warners
had turned it. down cold twice before, revived interest, and again letting
things Ifl-r"*®'"- ' ■
There are firms in the field -iiow; whp ;are sitting bacU, . waiting for
••proppSltioTis" and .offers, arid seemingly; blind to the parade . that's
marching by. . ■ ' ■ ■ ■ ■
At present ireist-Berlinr^Schirmer-Fischer are reported in throes of
arrialgtt^^tloris with RCA; or which- e'vCiv subsidiary. Radio rijay, nominally
cede these merged musical catalogs , to, which mean's possibly R-K-0. In,
any iristaricei RCA has Its own Photophdne, NBC and RKO arid Radib-
Victor ijiterests In mind. "; A past bid of $20,000,000 for tbe, Big Six among
the pop. puhUshers, Which had been turned down," Is a buy from either
■standpoint; - \-, .
■ Waiting-,
There are. the. other firms who seem contcrit to loll back and wait for
the merger "heavy sugar"' to ccme to their door.step'' Why keep, them-
eciycs a secret? " Most probably . are ju.st: that ,to tl]e -electrics- or. the
picture companies. •
This isn't a pro-Variety adVertlsing discourse. It's business. Else-
where in' this issue, the financial . dittlculties and bankruptcy bf Jicnry
Watcrson's firm (Watcrson, Berlin & Snyder Co,) ■speiilis for It.seif. Yet
.even In the iriidst of It. all he is trying to get irt .with pictures through
his Gordoii'& Rich -subsldiary or all^ , • V - ' -
; ' ■ • Few Publishisrs :.
" There are only.; six or eight more "iridependcnt'V publishers lef that
merit the attention of the; mere 12 or is- big league picture producers
or their allied, electrics. ("Ultimately of cpyrse the . electrics througli
A. T. & T,, their ..parent, niay have It all, but this is merely pise^icated
on the present status of things). ^ '. ' '■ ■ .:[:.''::: \:
The Industry may well look to the Robbins-Metro alliance as the be.st
answer, For years Ro"bbiris struggled; struggled so much that his unclP,
Maurice Richmond (when the firm nanie was Richmond.-Robbins) gaye;
up the ghb.st and figured he'd let the publishirig^ destinies to an ambitibus;
and pugnacibus riephevv. ., Richrnond went into the music jobbing field
where he rates highly. . ' . v'^
Story of Robbins
: Rbbbiris as a publi.isher ranked merely as an. idea riian. But Rbbbin.s
hJid vision arid riis talkativeness stood him in good ;stead in selling the
Metro-Gbldwyri-iyiayei* officials on the future -of things.
Robbins had been building up a catalog d pictui;e music. It . so, hap-
pened that this. ent^Hrig' wedge proved the least valuable commodity, ho
had to offer, SDiricthing other publishers might keep in mind. ' ,
. .They dori't want tb,e old or farinll.iai' songs, unless possibly: for char-
acteristic Inblderitals. Primarily, pictures i-equii-e original themes and
freshly created arid synchronized scores. The secret lies in the writers. , ,
Robbins fouri<l his wagon hitched to a star and riding >vith. a picture
winner to big sales of important theme songs.
• That's the trend of music publishing^ Pictures ai-e too. big and im-
portant to seek anyorie out and too big and important, for the publisher
not to bother calling, himself to propei^ attention.
Even though tli.ei-e are" but 7. or 8 publishers for i! or 12 prpducGrs,
; Along ; with the-; radical change
: the music busiriess Is experiencing
from the publisliihg erid, its per-
eorinel is undergoing a highly com-
mendable: change. It is a matter of
• satisfaction . ■ to the . "plugs," it
should bo . stressed, that the old-
type song plugger is fast disap-
pearing.
It, will surprise the old-school mu-
sic men to know ho.w often the or-
chestra leaders, especially, com-
plain to a disinterested audience —
such as a Variety , man— that it
vrould be a great relief If the plug-
gers visited them sociallyr not just
on a matter of business, not mere-
ly to land a: song or; a plug on a
radio program. . . -
As a . result there's a spirit of
cordiality- arid conserva,tlsm which
seems to be in keeping with the
general ' a;ura the. industry has
taker! on ; to • wit, that the music
business now rates As Rig Business.
The association of the picture
people, the ejceciitiye direction in the
Jiartds of bu.siness nrienv h.a3 reacted
favorably Qritb the rest bf the pcr-
.sonnel. They chat arid discuss mat-
ters: alorig .nevr- and "diff.cr.ent ijries.
; 100% l>opularity :
There is one riiusic" man who, if
he docs, not know it, can land a
100 % .piijg program with almost any
of the qohtempbrary hotel and class
«p6,t riiaestros for the rekson that as
a natural . thing the hast thing hc'dis-
ciissps with .the plugs is songs, lie
Tnay chat on the stock ; market,
mergers, show business conditions,
but rarely songs.
These come along through the rcg-
V,','-'" 9 mall or a deputy.
^lis^xp]oitati^n=Tmr]i?JBC=lS^
Jnoro forcibly than if he high-presi-
sprod the band boys with a now fa-
nilljar line of hooey that "niy job
<lopcn(],s On putting this instrumen-
tal aci-ots and I want yoiv to hoip
.J^^" etc.,: with a plea of necessity
tnat may have momentary aym-:
pathotic offect but nullifies his" ef-'
^'cioncy for repealed favors.
WAtERSON'S FIRM FILES
BANKRUPTCY PETITION
Pctitioning''rc.r a receiver to take
over the; business for benefits of; it>s
creditors, Watier'sbn, Berlin & , Sny-
der , Co., veteran music :publlshing
firm, went . into voluntary bank-
ruptcy last week.- Henry Waterson,
Sr., struck a: pessimistic note as to
the whyfore Of his financial difl!lcul-
ties, blaming, the mechanicalizatibn
of riiusic, chiefly the .radio and sirig^
ing films. Watersori's opinion that,
everything's "canned from riiusic, to
beans," was offset by the rest of the
industry's general optimism that
this "carinirig" was the life-saver
of the. music business, .
No schedule of liabilities or as-
sets was filed* .
With Trving Berlin leaving the
firm, some years agO, Henry Water-
son continued the firm name, Ted
Snyder, third of the original trinity,
has also since left Waterson after
cbnsidierable bitterness oyer Sny-
der's share of the/ profits, royalties,
etc, A suit to that . cffeet is still
pending. , , ,
. Waterson ". last week changed the
billing on his business ofiice to Gor-
don & Rich, a new,, fii-m vvhich is
attempting to specialize' in theriie
sorigs.' . It has Mack Gordon- - and
'Max ,Rich at thC helm with Frank
Waiorson; son of ircnry Waterson,
,as. busiric.ss .associated..-
Waterson may be attempting to
stage ?i come-back- through the
riicdiurii or this allied firht. ;
: Judge COxc appointed the Irving
Trust Co. Tcceivor of W'-B-S. ' Lia-
bilities are; as yet ^indeterminate;
assets arc. about $10,000, exclu.sivo
of the- value, of the song copyrights
which cannot be materially estab-
iisrhcd,--
. Sediey in ■ BetyVeen
i Roy Scdicy at the I'aramount,
"^N^w:=^forkr=eu^4=ent^y^«is=-t-l^c==^iulJ-==
ject of a tiff between Jerry Cargill
and tJic William Moni.s :,'y;<-ii<y.
Sodlcy is Publix routed at ?riD0 a
week by Cargill, with Morris claini-
ing the act.
It developed that Tony .'^Iiaym-
has the comic undf.-r ijfi^oiird ujan-
aprni<>nt, guarantct-hig' tini al.d.ut
$400.
WOLFE GiLBEiRT
Writirig:"G,iibert-Bater".:SoiiRs;. :,
Fox Movietone Studibis, Bev.erly
Hills, Calif.
.Grateful acknowledgement for
many cburtesica to Messrs. Sheehan,
Wurtzel,- directors arid /StJirs of -Fox
Studios, and bur publishers. Do Sal-
via; BroWn and Henderson.
Disc Scale for Musicians
•Gomriiericiiig Labor Day, the
fQllowirig scale of prices for re-
cbrding services in the connection
with the making of Coluinbia,
Brunswick, Victrola arid similar
records became the minimum scale
for such work wherever perfbrined
in the U. S. or Canada.
" One session, not to exceed three
corisecutiVe hours, $20; two ses-
sions, same day, not to exceed five
hi3Urs, $30; overtime for 15 min-
utes or fraction thereof, $2; leader
or. coritractor, double.
No; member Is now permitted to
play, trial date or rehearsal for
phonograph without receiving pre-
vailing rates,
The Made4o-0rder Orchestra
By Edwin W. Scheuing
(Managing OrcKestra Dept., iSlational Broadcasting and Concert Bureau)
Tuners Get P A.
Chicago; Sopt, 2.
■ Are ybu bothered with a
. furry ■ to.rigup, . mal-de-mor,
:- ,ylieumatisni ? ' I")o ybu . awaken
" with /a. dark brown fooiing?
. Are you sick bf it all? If so,
it must be your piano..
. The National Assa. of Piano
Tuners, in cohveritiori as-
sembled, have officially
. • Glared that -urituricd pianos' are
detrirnental to, health, arid that
no, person; wljose piano ,U& «t,
; mess of fla.ts; cari be properly
attuned to life,
Violinist Demands $10,000
For Fiealt Clii Accident
Qlsen's Picture
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
George Olsen will send his band
before . Fox cameras while here.
p;isen's riiain coast purpose is to re-
place AaroTison's Commanders at,
the Hotel Robsevelt the middle of
this nionth.
Understanding is that Fox has or
vvill close with Olsen for the butfit
to be included in "New Orleans
ITrolic.'.'
Chi Columbia Lab
Chicago, Sept. 2.
Columbia Phonograph Co. has es-
tablished permanent lab here, with
Bob ^Myers in charge.
Chicago, Sept., 3.
Olga Marselli, violiriist with the
Roma Trio,, has started suit for
$10,000 damages against Chris PaS-
chen, building comniissioner, be-
cause of injuries alleged received
when the iron disc bf a swivel chair
was dislodged . from the window
ledge of onb of Pasclien's buildings
by a workman, crashing uPon Miss
Marselli.
The violinist states a broken
collar bone makes her incapable of
performing.
Gerunovich — or Else
Bruns\Vick objected to the cur-
tailment of Tom Gerunovich's name
as one of its exclusive recording
artists and so the orchestra con-
tinues Under the name built up na-
tionally on. the Brunswick disks.
"When the Music Corp, signed him
last woelc to open Sept. 6 at the
IBaker Hotel, Dallas, Gerunovich be-
came Geruh,
Brunswick simultaneously engaged
the orchestra leader for another
year, objecting to; the shortening.
Gerunovich sticks.
If sult.S;can be bought on the bolt
and bungalows from blue prints,
there's , rio rerison why a d.anco or.-
chosti'a .-can!t be ordered according
to spccilications. Isii't this - Ahierloa,
where, money can satisfy every, in-
dividual— ccin . accbm:plish anything?
"Which is a rather 'flippa-rit. but
an eritirely accvivate stattment of a
,new- and: siurprisihg turn to routine
in the, riierchandizing of orchestrias.
To the layriian it iS; already an
bbyious fact th-lLt tills is the age
of the "big-nariib'' orchestr.a, -Ho.
one is startled ' when .the out-of-
towner Avho has one week to., spend
in .is'ew York City, announces that
he vvishcs :to see and hoar, the .nam©;
ba,nds in his sightseeing,
AV hat I ■ am wdndering is whether
the hotel manager, the • night club;
arid .the orchestra, riianager;' as Weil
as: the. dance proriibter realizes" tiiat
the- da:y ^amJ thb bPiibrturiTty: Hitye
arrived .wliereby- they ean ariticipate
the fa,riie, of a ''big-riarne'' erchestra.
Or, better :stiil, can actually ha.ve a
'.'big-^narne". orchestra, created to All '
their own pjijt'ticular .needs? •
Tiie'Tanswer, of;, course, is radio, .
The idea? is ;reasoria,ble enough, yet
the situation has; eyol vcd so , subtly
that riiany persons still seem blind
tb'.ii; /■ ■■■■ ■■■■ ■.-■ y:-'.:"- ' -,.■.- ■
To -begin \Vith, : tad lb has already "
made and sustairied the majority
of preserit day .orchestras. As I
write this; I artv reminded that a,
year ago tbnlght Rudy Vaiilee
played , at the : Rltz! Carlton In
liridgeport,, Coririecticut at $157. net,
while last week, he played the same
place at $3,000 net--^yith the nian-
(Coritiiiueii on-page .73)
GERMAH GOOD-WILL
The pro-German gbod-will mani-
fested by the exploits of Dr. Hugo
Eckener and his Graf Zeppelin is
manifested in song as well as aero-
nautics.
The latest ballad is "Friedrichs-
hafen, Ich Will Dich Haben," with
50% of the chorus constructed In
familiar idiomatic .German;
There are a number of Zep songs-
out.:
Shapiro-Bernstein is easing into
the theme song pilflishing business
with Pathe's ■:"Oh Yeah," by James
Glea.son and .Robert .Armstrong,
which has "Love t'ound •> Mp
When i Found You" as its. theme.
Helen, Kane's ''He's So Un>
usual" in her. next Paramount
picture is also iS-B,
Thie Hairy Carripll revue opening
at the Music Box in Hollywood
this month is published by S-B,
Louis. Bernstein also being a
"-fflnanclaLl babker. A tie-up. with a
picture company for the Movietone
rights al.so . exists. .
LEW WHITE
. Radio's Foremost Virtuoso of the Organ and
" Rpxy's Premier "Orgahist
Enjoying his second year exolusively with : the National Broadcasting'
.;(-:ti-^fjji'tl --.'iflil i tLtGd---fet;itians ,^ti i ank.*}--t( )- 3IX!>'j.sr.a:..;_ A yje.sw or tl i, ■ SI i a ad_:.a.niL
?ii(:Lofjd. ■■ ■ : .
: In Lf w White, -whom the NBC liorald.'^ as' ''thr> c^lc•bratr!d . Ariicrlc.'in
r.rfrani.stj" commercial' broadcasters have a genuine nfivf.-lty ; as; a feature
that .rs different — a grf;at -hot for tlir- now season's distinctivf; cornrnffrcial
hour.":'— <T.^"narrio" thnt is Intornntifin.'illy known -vvlirrrever radio is ahousc-
hold '.word— 'featured on VLuHty . .Strike?, Ev< rf:.'t(iy and otlir r :'<;ommur(;iyl
I hcur.'j*— and of whom the N. ,Y, "N?'ws" rli.ap.sodjzcs:- vjiatJi off to the. prize
i organi.st, Lew. White! What an org.-mi.st: "
I . Aliro ;in%-Xf.iu.sivci arU.'--l ff'.r Jia un.^wif k rrci.vdi-: and Aeolian- Duo- Art.
' Lew V/hite Organ Studios, 1680 Ero£.dv«/5y, New York City. .
Jay Brewer, ffl; C,y fofe
San. Francisco, Sept. 3.
When Rul?e. Wolf failed to ap-
pear as :m,:c. at the Fox here f ol-
lowirig Walt Roesner, as announced,
his non-appearance explained as .
due to illness, Jay Brewer, young
leader at the .Fox California ih San~
Jose was coritimandeered to- fill the
breach. ■ ■■ ■;.:'. --:'.: •
Brewer cariie,:up frbrn the sticks
and . slamriied . the Fbx. audiences
right in the nose with hjg per-
sonality.: The lad proved he had
something on the ball and now Fox
management is said to be consider-
ing him as' big' league riiaterial. " ,
Possibility ■:, his temporary m. c.
Job hfiay be niade permanent."
S-B-s Theiiiers
HUBE WOLF'S BEEAKDOWN
^ . . -Los ;^ngeles,: Septv ^
On the eve oi leaving , for • San
Fr-ari Cisco an d :th e n ew Fox, Rube
"Wolf was Btrlcken -with a physical
breakdov?n which ' nbcessitates his
taking, a month in the mo.tin tains.
, Aliix . Dolin, pit director at the
Warfibldi goes to the Fox Until
Wolf is ready. , ' 7 ' '-^
VAIXEE'S GROSS, $6,000
, Rudy Vailee alm;o.<it girossed: $0,000
bn . the night when he played the
III tz ballroom, Bridgeport, Conri., at
$2 a head for the hoofers.' -;
Thi.s- wiis Vallee's only , darice hall
date in his record, playing therei
just . prior.; to leaving for the coast.
He was guaranteed $2,j56o on a-60-40
fiplit.-— ■ -■,
. Rodemich in Toledb .
Gene Rodomich , wa.-^ to have
sh if tPd from the Publix Motr()pali-
tan^BjJsj ^rij^ tjjjjh e^ t, New
T?ork, hut .suin)')..'<'f^d)j^'"SpoTfD^cT^^^
turn. and l.s due for .ifi bertli in To-
liido or" >-\ich. Jiiiiterland as-
.•^ijiirifiicut, Ah .V, K' ev^rj .•-•iicvi- pjis him
in rin.wion..
i^'i ve Ilul)ih('rf 'r^ni st rnnductor
Ihe pit <iu-i-'';;-'i linn af the Met
's»*rifl>-^ f.tu's li;•l:^■.■:>ln'h;^'.\^ to Roch--
< : li r.
66
VARIETY
MUSIC
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Along the Coast
By Bill Swigart
••: lloUyvvood, Sept. 3.
Judf^iner . from the number of un-
S(>liciLcd - song ; manuscripts . iioW
poUrihg into ithe various studio-
music dcpartm<»nt^, it loolis like
every home. hits, a sotijj\vrit<?v.- ,
• ConstiCrit stredni of hianuVcripts in
all f oims, rrtTifjins from lyrics crude-
ly- written on wrapping paper to the
finished printed music slieet, which
:tho: author lias had published . for-
the ' benefit, of/ his. own glbry* - artf
pourihff ;in, . T^Jiey . coriie from' all,
. parts a.hdVp(?6pic— doctors,. children,
. ba^cdr^;, . plumbers .iii.d ditclV digRers.
ISvcry contribution is a hit in the
.author's mind until he learns that
ii's a big year whi;n 32 butstandi.ng
popular tiines hit with any I'cason-
able degree of suceessr It's fiH: event
when ; a newcomer breaks . into this
-,■ exclusivfe-.Gircle. ■ . . . . .
As an aftermath of the late War--
.ner'-Harins .music piibljlshm mer-
. ■ -ger, i n dfe))eriden t prod u cers- :who. fin d-
theiuselves out in the cord^XvithoUt
ahy publishing tie-up, realize they,
ar-.e in a tough, spot .and at. the cbnl-
plete iixcroy ; of the combine , who,
they believe, wiU naturally rsubordi-
nat:e outside nunibers to -thitt of the
.prttdiicers In the conibine; . Witlr but
.-few large houses left open, f 61 aflfl-
liatle.n; it is .too la^e for. the indi6is
to cty QvCr spilled milk; ; .. . .
!peSylva! '.Brown and JHen
'. istaged' a farewell party at the i^art-
Qho .club as: a token of appreciatibn
f oif ; th e- CO operation of . hi 1 merhbcrs
<>h/;'^Suiinyside.Up/' ■
: . in- his -address,. Buddy' Ue .'Sylya
emphdslzed;' that this wa9 the : first
Fox party-' ever started at :the . ex-
pense '.of Warndrs. ..' -'. • '.v
Slept arta-CSreen Invited'' Cliff : Ed-
■wards to the 'Warner theatre to wit-
ness '^The Argyle Case.'' After thfr
show the "three wound up in a dls
cusslon on . proper pronunciation of
the title.. Session ended with. Grieen
set on "Argorol."
' : This.. Issue; of Varie ty ^ iri-
ciudos: some . siieeial matter do-
voloci.. to tiie -news h.nd ; a;ctivi^ ^
tio.s of. the .riiusic; jneh, staking
in t|ie orchestra.leUdors, hroad-
castihg artists, reeorders, ,c6mr
poficrs. puUIishcrJ?. ami ■theatre
maes^rq.g, organists: and m. c/s.':
..-The .laisplay rinnbuncements
of theses artists and' aiV^■e'rtisers ..
have; been serittored :thP°ugh^
out the paper, ; spotted in , the
respective departnVentS: i-eeard-
ed by -Vuricity to be most ap-
propriate to the h-.classi flea r.
'tioh, '■■ ■ . ■ • ■ •'
Jt is.not in ev'cr.y special sec-
,tlOn. of yatiety " that Idea- can '
be carried out:- It of ttimes be- .
conies a' physical .i-mpoSsiblUty-
to- spot a picture house act or
"attractibh :,in the 3?iHu re. 'De-
partment, or a. vaudevilie, legit,
radio or mu-'^ic '.advertiser in -the,;
respectiye departments. .When;
this Is fciaslbl.ev. yariefy deems,
lit to- be '. of ^ ad.d it io n al value : to
■the advertiser. Othttnyise, such
r eqii fcsts - conle- -under the' head
6f : preferred pbsl^tion and only
•guar'ahteod in consideration "df ;
..the U^ual 20% ^urchitrge. ".
■ ; However,- this, issue; because
of . the ci iver.si ty bf . 1 ts extras
music business, .. iffbi"ds. . 'Va.-
riety'i^i makeup ' to scatter the
:advertising : accordingly . ; with--
out extra Surcharge to the a<i-
vertiser.', : '.' • ■ '■■
Coast Musical Survey
CHEISTIAN'S JEW PLAINT
MAURICE GUNSKY
RadioV;Pppular Ballad^
Out of .the ■vvest; comes this <1<?'^V
sensation of the . ether as ?i popular
interpreter of. :cori.temporaTy ballads.
Having lbng:since -won his- spurs oh
the west coast*- where for • tluYe
years: he Tvas a standard over KPv>,
San irran'eisco, G.uhsky is repe.-iUnK
hi? favorable ; impression 'via WQIl,
WABC and .■associated polumbia
Broadcasting iSystem . stations- / It
was - on a- recent Ma,jestic prbkrani |
that Gimsky'WaS'Signaiiy a^ceiaiiived
: Cblumbia: the ^e-m- of, ra'dLocaat-
i rig and recording. Gunsicy .is doing
both; brpadcasiihg fox CliS and re-
cording fot.Goiirtnbia..:,'
• 411 fcbmmiinications. 'to .Station.
WABCi Stein way Hall,. N. Y, C.' ,
"Say;a iPrayor fbv Palestine,"
by iioward Jphnson; a non-
Jew, 'is a new topical ballad .
Whicli ; Shapiro - Bernsteiri Is
publishing; •arid..which the na-
tional, radio .nct^v.orks' are vol-
Mntarily featui-ing. because of .
its humane message. . .
.: IfsVari iilmpst spU-itual.sonfi:
of prayer, the more 'aignificant
becauSiB a Ghristian wrote it-
Tli6 Arabian- Jewish warfare
in the'.Holy Land insp the
ballad,' • . '. - '
lEIST'SANDROBBINS'TIE
FOR NO. 1 BEST
i'eist's. "yagabbhd;^ - Lbver;^ : and
Kbhbins: "Pagan LpVe Song'\ are
battling .it out for. flrifl; place; among
the .best, sellers. : It's about;-;- even
:now., the Feist ;p.ublicatibh .displace
iii^ -the "PagSn''. ti^cirib .song;, whilb'
the hittbr- is^ ^tiU prt .tpp .in :certaiil.:
i;6fi;ipns; .;hiit^ hatioiiaHy.-.; .it's;, a-.
toss^Up:- • V- ■ ;
Santly's >'jVIi3s You'' ami aivother
Rbbijirts'; hit, ';Sih«in' .in the liain,;':
arc far up in certain' sectors ilkc
,Ij09 Angeles, Sept. 3.
Demand for dance records made
by- the popular recording bands
showed a tendency the past week- to
swing over. to popular numbpr.s, .cut-
ting considerable into.' the field of -
picture spng , vocals- and orche.stni-
lioi-<s.-,' ' \ . • •■'
Check for the "\i'eck shbws eiiiht
of tlie is. best sellers reported by-
the thrbe ieadine: ph'oT-iograph coiu-
panies tp^be. nbw pop mimbers \vitlv
the re,surreetlGn .of ft'n- old lavorit/^,
"Ihrob . O'clock., in .the -Moviiiii.i;-,";
recorided', by. Carter's - band. for.
Brunswibk, .v Sales; on- . thi,s number
fell into thii'd .pface of the IJrun.s-
wIbk ^catalog -after .a^cohcentrati^d .
sales .drive for- ::the' i;^Qviyalv'--
:.. --'.Bru>isvvlck .
Lineup, bf six; best ..sellbrs. fijr thft
week are:' "Barriaca lilll tlic Sailor"
hacked: by "Peg Leg J ark,'' '.'Am I
Blue?". ("Oh With the Show.v -vvil)
and': VLet' Me Have My l>re;im."
'"I'hree G'Clbek in the Mbr.ning'- and
;. f'Thait Nahghty AVUlk,". '."'rhe n.
feove. Song" ("^tiie : Pagan," M-0,)
-and ' "Building: a Nest for Mary." -
:"What- ..a Day''J.ahd- "Maybw .\Vhp
Khbw.*5,'' - "Moa riihg- Low", and A f ler ;
■Thlniang 'It Over,'; .; '. .V - .. -
Lewisada ' ■ Blubis".. and '. ''. I I^xve ;
You'' . both pop numbers "by Ted
l.A!Wi.i;;,"Only -Fpi'' You!' .and "Sonie-
(iay Soba" by Arisen Weeks' band,
"Just YOU, -.lust Me" a;nd /''nan.!,'. On- :.
to Me" (Marianne," M-.G), ."Lbve-
abib: and Swbot" and "Tied Hair; arid •
Frecki.os':' (;'''S;treet : Girl," Badio),
"Am. I Blue'/'-' ahli"My Song of the
Nile" . (iat'ter.; talceh fi'oin- - •'.'.'!f he . -
Driig," FN.), "Medicine Man for the.;
The Payoff
tlie .west coast, but; nationally. ;the Blues'.' 'and- • ''Wouldn't, It Be Won- ;
;"Sirigin' " number from the "Holly- ].\k>rful'*. ('^Is .: Everybpd^^^^^^^^^
Abner Silver,, how .vacatibning
here with F. Bi /Oassidy, New Ybrk
millionaire playboy, finished another
new number for Helen Kane, and is
writing two; more for. a Tiffany-
Stahl -picturfc . ' .
Chances are. Cassldy -will dp a solo
return, to New York.. '
In His
'' ; ■cHicajgo:, ,;sept. 3.
Although . jobs; f pr -coiored. musi-
cians.' are .exceedingly' ; scarce this I
year in ;chicagoi Gebrge;Green, head
pf tile musicians' unibn Ibcali.- yanked
the orchestra 'but of the Grand Sat-;
wood Revile" is first coming up.
"Wedding of . the "Painted Dolls"
(Sherman-Clay), fi-oni ".:Bi-pad\yay
Melody," Is . maintaining imppr.la.nt
mting, and Harihs' "Sleepy : yalley,*;
aut - of - "Rainbow; Man"^ (Eddie.
■'Dowling); ag'aiii Crbves thb istretig.th
of the picture song; appeal, f or
neithbr : thb; Db-\\iing;-lilm nor the
sohg^ happen ■ tp'. be world-beaters',
Witmai-ks -. has two sprisr picture-
. Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
filed cbrporatibn paiiers last week-
.for their he-vir puhlishing. hbuse. This
Is Just anbther publishing house to
start out . on royalty chebHs front).
Jack Bobbins.
Since Hollywood has gone Chinese
in the opnstructibn of markets, the
atres, apartment houses and chow
meirieri.es^ Universal has fallen^ iuto
the atmosphere .. with the;prbduction
of '"The Shanghai. Lady." Bernard
Grossman, Slzemoore- and Mickey
kippel have been engaged- to write
the lyrics and music.
\Saine creW wJU cbntributb some
numbers; fbr"La. Marseillaise-' - (U)
lor wiVich - C. W. Cadman is writing
the bulk of the score. ; .
Charles .King, GUs Edwards and
; Anita Page's personal appearancfe at
the Columbia, Sah Fi-anclsco, served
ft double edged purpose in drawing
custbmers. fbr the opening of "Hpl
lywop'd Revue."; Incldeh tally, put
. over some heavy plugs for Bobbins'
numbers already esta;blished;as. hits,
;Comparing. size and po.<!itlbh of
studios, Parambuht has the least
number of composers on its staff.
This is attributed to Par's^ pre.<»ent.
lack of mu.sicitl pictures, arid reluc'-
tancc to force songs where they arb
nbt- absolutely necessary. . .
Minneapolis, Sept.. 3.
Minneapolis Journal . last week
Parried a • front page story declar-
ing that Benny , Ha^skell; erstwhile
pugilist and supposed bootlegger
king of the city- was hijacked out bf
$30,000 ih chblce liquors - by three
men with drawn pistols in . one., pf
the city's lea<ims Wbtelig; ; ; ''■ ':[ -r.^ "'.
The Journiat says that the .men
entered Haskell's rooms in the hotel
and drew guns ; on him .and t-wo
friends, whp. were: With him^-; They
had trucks drawn up neSr the hotel
and carried off the/ entire liqubr
stock In the . rooms, according to
the story-. : ;■;
It is also reported. Haslteli learned
the. identiy of the hijackers and of-
fered them, half of the val.ub..of the
iiqupr for :Its return. They, laughed
at his offer. .-; r ' " ■
The - bnly time Haskell ever has
been molested was by . the federa.1
authorities in 1927 -when they raided
his apartment ikhd seized $14,000
of llqubrs. It is said that he had
been warned in advance of that
raid, but thought the warning was
a joke. . He was sentenced to 10
months in jail; but. spent, practically
all the time in a hospital. ^
A mob of 500 persons stoned fed-
eral prohibition agents In Winpna,
Minn,, near here, after the agents
urday night because an extra musi
pian . was hot liaid at that time/ The
regular orchestra.:in this colored tab.! ^j-^^;^*";;^^!;;^^^!^^^!^ .f^st,' '"Am 1
house Is f>aid p.lf Monday>. , .. ::Bj-ue:' but of "On With the Show,"
House was forced to-, refunid ad
missions . Saturday, ; ; but ' resumed I
Sunday.-. Company manager -thought I
he was giyins the. niusicians a break
by hiringr an extra musician.
HERE AND THERE
Bernie. Cumnilns concluded a
three years' run at the 'Biltmore
hotel. New- Yorki last . week, 'shi*:tiivg
to the Gibson, Cincihhati,: for . a
month,, to be. following by anbther
special engagement at the Hollen
den hotel, Cleveland. Cummins re
turns to New York tb open the new
New Yorker Hbtel, Dec. 1.
and "My Song .of the " Nile," from
Barthelmes.s' "The Deag'' ; latter es-
pecially, will be: . another. "I*£i.ff.an
Love Song"; "with the increased .cir-
culation. ..bf the picture. /
"Desert Song" (n , •
Harms' ."pesert SPi>g". music
•(Sjiijmuna -Rpmberg) is enjoying a
I'eincarhated lease of ; lif-b bee;iuso
bf the Warneji- Bros, yitaphpne/'pro-:
ductipn of the; operetta. There is
WB). , . . ..
■ ;..yiGtbr, . r., . .
•'Singirig- in' the B.aiii'': ami "Vbur
MPtiier and. Mine" ("Hollywood
Rbvue," M-G), "Am I Blue?" and
Let Me Have My DreamsV '.'Baby;
Oh; Where Can Ybu Be?'! and:
"You're Just a Memory," ;^'Gotta
Feeling -fot-. 'Y.bu" and "Low. Down
Rhytimi" (Hollywood: Reviie,': M-G); \
"Pagan Love 'Sbng" anisl "Wedding,
of the Painted -Doll" . (latter .from
"Broadway Melody," M-G), -VSleepy '
Valley" ("Rainbow Man," Par) and,
"This: .is HeavbnJ^-; (from . picture of .;
same title -tl A). \
10 Best Sellers . ",-\.\
Group of 10; best sellers; for the
prist week- iii 'slVcet muiiic is divided,
equally between pop and picture
contriljtitions., '*The .Pafian Love
Song"- recovers ' topi pof?ition -ivith
"Sleepy Valley" and "My .Song bf
hie • Nilb!'; 1-uhnihg. clb.^e. . ; ^ '
0.ther : tujies " reported ; for; the
highest number-of\sales by the lo.oai
jobbers appear in numerical order
ho doubt thatHhis ;wa;s an . eWment;pf their l>o»iti^^^
Mel Morris and his Picadilly
Players from the Hotel Plcaidilly' on
WOR as a regular feature.: ..Morris
was. formerly 'orchestra' booking
manager for .iPaul Whiteman. .
Feist's is issuing; a new title; tjage
on "Rib- Rita" in conjunction with
Radio Pictures • "Rib Rita." Title
page now bears a photo of Bebe
Daniels, .also carrying names of . the
featured leads in the picture.
0^0,000 .kcfihisitlon of : the Harms
a,lflliated , music publishing group,
for It ' proved the . value Of the
screen,.; .to carry . operetta music to
the length, and. breadth of the na-
tion.
"Desert Song-', as a stage prbduc-
tipn was only" lirnited to certain icey
cities. Romberg- and his publisheris
I at that time were satisfied \Vith the
limited sales because bf the condi-
tions. 'That's why they, .make up
for it to the authors with a Be rby
dlty .ias .against the 2 .and' 3c on the
ordinary ppp spng; and that's why,
also, the operetta composer must
get his from the box-olftce in the
form of a royalty percentage.
Now, with the screen carying
Joseph "Doc" Burton has left the anything, musically into the hinter
had arrested 16 persons in an
tensive series of I'aids there.
ex-
American SbUnd studios. He goes
RLA . studlb as musical director.
- Ted Bullock, champion goat get-
ter in.; local -"orohesicCration .- cii'cles.
gavb lip his- ."^ummpr; 0('Gup.atibn of
goat, hnniuur. . fit Catalina', to .j;(>i.n
•Jack Dunn's band. ; Lou . Singer's
tour of the beach vesorts i.s appar-
ently hot yet over. Hl.s^ band reppenbil
- affaih . f^t -the; Oasifio. Garden, bai:
room. Ocean ; 'Parle. . . .4.0 . .Mexican
voices were emi)lQyed to sing Gil
bert and.Jiaer's "Bide on Vacqiiero,"
■ -written .for "Romance, of the Uio
Grande" (I<\)x) ... .Gordon, and Rich
sbl.d"I've (;otta Have a Lotta "Men"
..for Lupe Velez in- her next ;IT, A,
picture.- . . . (joiutnbia and Bruh«wh'k
both make all their. Si)anish record-
ings for the Mexican trade here.
Each make around 200 records n
ybar for this income. . . ..T.iick. King
assiighed to^ write tiie music.fpr Bar
amount's "On .Parade.'';
B-B
Don Alberto's Argentine prchesr
tra, slx^piece cPmbb, Central Park
"Gasihb; Ne^Ybrk. - .- ->
■A. bid by Bruriswick-Balke-Col-
lendt'r ; Go^ for- the . phonpgntph and
rebord trade of the. .Conlinent is cyi
denced by -the estabhsiimerit of' a
Jliictory and busihess headquarters
in Amsterdam, ; Holland, .fbr . tlie
.hiaking 6f talking machine records
Brunswick Duophono is the Dutch
subsidiary;; . . \ '
This inten.<siil(>s ;'p pin p.e ti t i Q.n
abroad, ; witi\ . tiie r KuechenmeistQi
.Tbbisconc'ern , ; ■ contemplating: Ihp
same. '.'.
Brunswick has. a natural advah
tage through .^ts Anieriean and Brit-
ish amilated resources, exchange of
" m a S t e r " rccprdiiigsiV -ini proved
equipment and. the like.
Bob iFridkin and his orchestra
sail Sept: ::7 on the "Leviathan" f p.r
,a- London engagement, retui'ning to
the Laurel House, Lilce-wbbd. N: J.,;
on Nov,- is. Band,. : closed; Sept. 3
at the Hotel Brightpni Long Beach;
L. 1. .
Maurice Cook, fbrmer . X.bew
organist in Cleveland and Syracuse,
now: at; CchtUry,.- .replacing Harold
Ramsay :assigried to Lbew'S; new
Paradise (Bronx), N. - Y.
Since the arrival of Irving Aaran-
: son and his (Commanders, other fly
by-night orchestras about town are
^^tiylng^tb-^mimic^Jii3i.nictliod.-uf-en-
tertaihlng. Imitations are so poor
it does more harm than good tb the
cafes employing the Aarpnspn drtii-
bles. ■
Hi.-att>;linaH'0=do=:-f=Iu>'iii-\voPkr-=-^^
turned to the studio . the Cullb wing
weeUWith tiuv job cpinpleted, to find I
the story ..cbmph'tely ; changed,
Meant another trip; to the i.sland.
;/ Cowboy Band Abroad
Da:ilas, Sept. 3.
Guy . Golterman, music Impre-
.sario of St. Louis, went to . Europe
l.'ist week tP arrange bpokings for a
European tour next year of 'Texas'^
miost fanious -band, the Simmons U
.■C.o_w.bpy3. _ ■-.
One of the song themes herb was
given a finished .script to write the
necessary numbers. That same eve
ning all scripts were recalled, but
when the director tried to get- the
tunesters, he found they had gone to
Benny Bo.rn.stoin .arriV.ed on the
coast this week to confer with his
two partners on business pertaining
to''puhlishing..aK:re(Mnents with alfl-
I Hated :and non-aHiliii.ted -film produc-
ers.
Bakaleinikoff in Charge
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
. Constantin Baikaleinikoff g o e s
with Sound Synchronizatibn Serv-..
ice to assume charge of niusical ar-
rangements fpr the synchronization
of independent films.
He replaces Mischa Glusehkin.
land, there's hardly any di.stinctlon
between pop and show numbers — it
means that the former production
writer who holds, a fat rate of roy
alty rfemunbratibn ; is the fortunate
ffcne.Hplar-y bf heretofore .uncxi)ecte'd'
circumstances.
By : the': same tbken,. .the' "Shpiv
Bbat'"' (Kern) music is destined for
renewed vieor across the music
counters, along with the long list
of 'about tb. be moyietonbd and vita-
piibned : stage, niusicals.;
One pop song that is; rhiiintainlng
a . tenacious lead, as; in the case of
Feist'>? "yagabpnd Lover'' . (which
iikcwise. is not a itherne song) is "I
Get . the ;.. Blues When . It /. Rains"
(Fprster). .Itenuck's "Loxiise,'' from
the Ghovalibr picture, is still to the
fore; - the Fox "Movietone Follies''
numbers (DeSylya) arb maintain-
ing ' cbrisistent . , sales; Triangle's
"S'posin';" is a I'adip^m.adc pop;
Jop Mcnris' 'ICjirolina-iMbon,'' a re
bent Nb. 1 iji>,«!t . seller,, and also , not
a tliemc song, is likewise enjoying
a steady sale
. "Little Piil" is the- top seller from
Jhc ijew J>pl.son.^Rt.cti i rjt,i.i.'.;^S.a'y._ I.t_
With Songs,"" \vilh-7"three others-
coming along at a hlpc gait.
In the East,; ""loan in' Tjow"
( Ha rms) , from tlie "Little; ; Show."
is. doing all right, ..but btherwiae it;
is limited. "I'll Always Be In IjOVC.
With You," "Dreams Come True,'
'.'Broadway- Melody" .songs, "Do
Something" and "Junior" are others
getting a 'play.
iviy Dreams Come True,'.' "I Got the
Blues When It Bains;' .VAnv T Blue.,'••
''Sln(^lng.in the Ilain" and "Beach-
Inpf for Someone."
Publishers . reporting their tlire-e
top -numbers for the week ..are list-
ed In alphabetical order and .not
in the order of sales.
AgerTY.ellen and Bornstein: "Tills
Is Heaven," "Doing What I'm Doing
for Lov'p" C^Honky -Tonk,'' WB)Vand'
"If I . Had My; Way"^ (Flying FooU**-
Bathe). '•• ' :
De Sylva-Brdwn and Henderson:
'Little Pal" ("Say It With Songs/'.
WB),"If You Believed in Me".: and
"Why Can't You." ' .
Feist: "Vagabond Lover," "Blu«
Hawaii" ■ and '!Satisned." .
Harms: ''Sleepy. Valley," '.'With a-
Song, in Mv Heart,", and"! :Kiss
Your Hand,; Madame." ;
Remick: "Here We Are," "Where'
the Sweet . Forgetmenots Remem-
ber,"- and '.'By. the Way "' : -,
Bobbins: "Pagan. Lpve Song,
"Singing in ;the Rain/' and "Your
Mother and. Mine." - . ■ ■
Saritly Brothers, I nc.;"MiSs You,
^'S weethoart's " Holiday" and . -l vo
Got a Feeling I'm Falling." ■ .
Shapiro - Berristeih : "I'X'cryday
A way from^ Ypu," "It's You" ("Col-
lege. Love;" XI). and ;"He's So llii-.--'
usual" (from : Par. l)ibture>-, '
Witmark.: "My Son-off the N^il^.. .
"Am ■ I Blue" : and. "Mayl)e, 'Whc
Knows." ' . ■■ . ;;■:■.;. ^; : .
Green and Stept: "Do . Do. .Somer.
thing'* and ''CbnSratUlation.^. .
Gordon and Rich : Late.-^t p.ublish-
inf? house to invade the' Coast con-
centrating a salbs drive oh flr.'j_t .t^^''5
numbers, "Mary I. Loyc Ypu - ana
Wuzza Matter Baby."
on
' The first song mani'jscr ipt. to
m.'.ike a round-thb-\Vorld tour on. the
Graf Zeppelin Is ' "YoU're J ust . a
Wbrtdci-ful Ba. by Doll," written by
Chris and Gladys. Penilcr. Iwirp./m-e
"$.'500 riciie" through Boyd Wilf«'>n> »
Pittsburgh po Hector, paying tnat
much idr the original .sor4 ananus-
cr Ipt,' provided It made the: tour.
Pender mtailed the song, addi-essea
to. Louis Bernsteih, head of the puiJ-
llshing house, August 7. reaehlnS
back in Ne>v York on August .-J-
.I'Dsjtage was ^$3.55. ''■
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
RADIO
VARIETY
67
Argument Is On Over What s Best
To Hold Exploitation Attention
A new trend to submerge the Jrrlr
descence of the stellar radip "naine''
^ho 19 being paid by some radio
commercial advertiser ill be tried
oiit this season, in an effort to givo
the adveirtiser more attfe) ition. •
; The theory is that Paul White-
man eets to .mean more to the pub-
lic than Old Gold, whereas if a capa-
ble but less .famous maestro likf-
B. A. Ro'f Qi'bmerBes himself and
featui-es the Luclty Strik? i->rche.?tr.i:,
It is inoro to the , latter's advantage.
Rolfe, then. Is merely mentioned as
the 'incidental, conductor; while
Whiteman's name predominates.
More and rrtore advertisiitg agen-
cies (Usually concerning themselves
with this foiiri of radio exploitation
along; with the billboard, newspapier
and periodical carivpaigns) are ber
cbhii.ng interested in "names" for. the
ether. The William' Morris agency;
Ihrough Morf Milman, in pharge of
(Continued on page 68)
Public Invited
I. . ■ ^ -Washington,- Sept!' 3.
.WTSV, near hero in Virginia, is
riinning display, advertising in the
dailies .inviting the citizohs . of
Washington to come on over , and
see how broadcasting is done; meet
the;, artists and '-see a big broad-
casting gtation."
STERLING'S IDEAS
Louis Sterling, head, of 'the Co-
lumbia Graphophone Co. of Eng-
land. a.nd similarly the president ot
the Columbia Phonograph ' Co. in
America, is lilanning to jazz up the
.radio manufacturing field in Brit-
ain with a pop priced improved
recetving inistruniCnt; ■
Slei'ling predicts that SvMhin two
yeai-s all radio^ will can-y talKing
macliine combir' tions with the ex
ceptioni of the. portable, sets.
Canned Talent for Air
Under the Imposing billing of
the Radio Cinema Vision Corp.,
another company has been formed
to specialize in the making unCl
booking of, . "canned" talent for
dlstribtitibn tp broadcasting sta-
tions. Donald Flamm, president of
WMCA;: ; :; ;.Gilliam, , ;of
WPCH; Herman Halstes, vioe-
presideht 61^ Paul Block, . Inc., arid
Malcolm Strauss, .former picture
producer/ arid tiow head of the-
Internatiorial Broadcasting Service,
are heads: of ihe hew ventui^e.
' Instead, of etherizing; frorii r«l'c-
ords, the film sound-track record-
ing pi-pceiss will be. used.
Simultaneou.s ■ . with this, tlie
Paramount-CBS systein decided to
eliminate any f&rm of recording
broadcasting, ; having recbnsidcrecl
ia.nd come to the cpnolusion that
the chief of appeal is. the personal
pei-fprmariee/ by the broadcasting
arti-st before ihe "mike." ; To use ;a
."canned" prograni for. etherizing
\vpuld riuilify the very thing that
made Radio so populai*.
The Air Line
By Mark Vance
Boy, page a life saver for the
iowor wave stations! What a rtioss
of dull, uriilvteresting prograjn mire
they a'rc wadirig around. Precious
little cither new or novel to attract
the - .dial swingers, yet -they,, perjii.'jf
In. running hopelessly along the old
rut of yesteryear,-
! : Just what, is ■ in store for thehi
reriiains to be^ uncovered. High t now
the whole caboodle could be put
in a boloney skin.
Tiresorne Imitators ; :
Tho;<!e . Tilucly vValiee imitators are
still .ci-opi)inff out. -Time -somebody
in station - authority got put the
muzzles. And while they are hang-
ing a can to them it Svould be do-
ing the x'adio public, a favor to
throttle tljat' deluge of Helen Karie
moaners.
. Voice Throwers
The apparentr d.esire ;by the_J)|ij
chains to grab the com'niercial ac-
counts is khockiiig a iot of the pro-;
grams .gaileywest.'- Many of the
newiaceounts arc. .going in for. class
or arty Stuff and clogging up the
air w-ith repetitiovis numbers, mu-^
sically and vocaliy. -, • '
A continual dinning of the same
program style dinjiriishes the pub-
licity -value iriterided. Were a Sta-
tion able to cloek the number of
ciltoffs on their apparent "best pro-
grams" like theatres tally the bjz
of opposing hoiises, it sure would be
interesting copy for the ra:dio bugs.
Seldom a night now that a .raft
of sopranos, tenors, quartets and
; Orchestras, : soirie good; arid ; some
bad, isn't heard. ; V •
And soriie of the announcers are
throwing their, voices into the. bor-.
Ing state, due" to a palpable intent
to be sticklers for diction, enuncia-
tion and everything else that .jams
over the mike.
Voice throwers will have to go
far before finding an announcer who
could come close to the late John
B. Daniel on English as it should
be spoken , on the wave lengths. .
Sobbing
U the radio birds stick ai-ound
long enough to ; hear any of the
Cities Service progi'arns on AVEAF,
. (Continued on page 72)
HARRY RESER
PRESENTS HIS
CUcqiiot
Direction of
One &f the (Hdest and MoH Popular Cmn^^ on the Air
Starting Our Fifth Season Over th^ National Broadcasting Company
The flit Soldiers
Headed by CAPT. HARItT RESER
AnbtHer Novelty Radio Commercial Feature Over the NBC
Harry ReserV Orchestras Record for All the Better Labels
Harry Reser^s Correspcmd^nce Course for the Banio
Efficiently Servicing 350
HARRY RESEil STUDIO I4S West 46tli St., New York City
AHO
HIS
MESTRA
FEATURE RADIO ARTISTS FOR THE MONTGOMERY
WARD HOUR EVERY DAY ON THE li.B.C
HOW PLAYING AND FEATURED WITH
^RAIH ©RrSHIHE-CHIGAGO^HOW—
©RAND OPERA HOUSE
Tlionks to Mi KKY ItrOO>t ■ , -
manAgcmcnt
68
VARIETY
RADIO
Wednesday^ September 4, 1929
Tang of the air la,t(;ly, which al-
ways produpiis. bottciv transmission
and reception, Qi' tlie advent of the.
new season, niay account Ipr the
seeming improveni<Jnt. in ; what the
ethej.' waves . ire saying. More pop to
thie-' bills these days.' ■ ; ■ ■
' JSyen the song plugficrs-nre taking
life and their' sonRfs niorc. seripURly
as .; witness ,tho stxiart shOAvniaiily
tie-up- of Harry Cooper's name a.s
m. . c; and Mayor JanipS J. Walker
ns the out.^tandiiig luminary- in con-
nection with a program of Warner -
. Witmark songs, ""'hich Ira ' Schustpr
and Bob Miller e>theriyed after mid-
night dverWMCA.- They took extra
The Popular^ Song Ballad of
■ 'the' Day.
"DOWN THE aNE TO
HOME WEET PP^^^
• ■(vi'uitie):
■SiioetMusiP, Orchestra I ions and •
. TJrunswlck jiccorils
Featured by John Walhstedt
nrunswlclc'a T.atest Excliifiive- -Artin.t
OTIIKR SONG HITS OF THK I>A\ :
•I-M .SQKKY.V WnU7.; •THY ANl> •'•Br
IT/' yo:5-Trot; "ifUNSniNK (Why , Uon t
•..:; Ton Slilnc.on Mc)." Kbx-Trnt
■P.roiressiona.1 Coijies on lle(iuost .
Crbcker-Wilkiiisbn Publishin*
1
iny ;,.
(itox i.-iT) jiisspriti
space to advertise the alleged f.avor-
ite songs of the Mayor, although in
acLuality they were new dittiois,. still
in the throes of . eiplotation. and,
popularization. Anyway, gfeiit show-
manship; with Cooper's name as a
squaror with the ' city's chief magis--
. Amo.^ "n' Anily. on. btfhalf. of Pop.-
sodcnt. have moved cast.: etiiorliiink
for. 15 minute."^, every, night at 11 bells
rexccpting 'r:tiosaay.s) from WJZ,.
Means chc.'iting oh^ -thij sluiiibor
mvisrc. progrrim?, ' ' ■ that . ; exoiMlent
string on-spni bio conducted, .by . Taki-
wig ;- LaVirier,-' which . only VM^s .45
minutes. now;.. until midnight.: . ; ,
It's WEAF th.at's. the -nit e o\yl
station, staying on the air now until
,an' hour pa.st midnight .with a dancie
progranl from the various hotels and
cafes., .around. .iC'harles '^StricKlaind
frbhi the . l>arli Central on the air
q''rid.'tv ■ night; fari.sh, . but . lacking
Hon Pollack's distinction. Pollack
is. slated -to copie IVa.ck to the' hostelry
in about, a'mbnth.
Big Eiby. and Shorty;
WJZ kiiida repeated itself with
''In Good Old Rummer Time" pro-
gram, featuring George Dilworth'ti
16 iSalon Singers, which was: heavy
on the old rtinye songs, Art h our a ad
half later on the same station that
evenini?, as part of the Gillette pro-
gram,, an old-tiri-ie medjey ; by Sam
Ijanin'a orchestra, was. along the
same lines. Graham McNamee con-
tinues on the Gillette half hour with
Ms sporta' review.
IMiii Cook and Vic Fleming arc
now the Interwoven features, in lieu
of Jones and Haro, who are vaca-
tioning. As Kig Boy and Shorty,
their vocal stuff is ■ similarly- in a
lighter vein, bht the prograrh this
ti'mii holds a full-fledged orchestra,
Will^ .Cv Pei-ry^s.
. '^I K ii^s Ypur.; Haii d, Madarne," the
dontlnentai tune Which Jack Ilylton
■po 1 iula r i7.od. abroad, got :'d good . ride
from .several- sburces. - ISven- an
Hawaiian troupe, with- falter. NelT
rinriouniiing,. had It plunking forth.
That ITawaiian Shadow's 30 minutes
on Wd R i^. ixien ty oke, iiistriimeh tally
and vocally- U. S.. Army Band fol-
: Will V Gsborhe, • subbing for It'iidy
■\'al]oe for the dinner ses.sions at
the Villa yallee (w.ltilo. Rudy Avas
tied up at'the Brooklyn paramount)
lias sufljciently absorbed the .Vallce
style .feSiftgive :h fine No. 2 road .com-
panyOmpressibn • of the origjiiai:
He ma:;'? . his., medleys well,, subsi-
dize.d^l^y liet-bert's. as the commer-
cial sponsor. • . . • ..• :
■ Dave Grupp'wielded the. baton for
two different ; programs .; following
each bthor on WEAl?', . First Al Ber-
h;\rd arid Billy Beard as, the. Bay-
bestos 'iwins,: with Laririie; Ross,
tenor, as assisting artist, were on
at 6 : 30. Followed Rapid. Transit;
comic sketch regular feature, with
Gi-u pp ; again ' handling the musiqal
direction capably, ■
JOHNNY JOHNSOKi"^ ORCHESTRA
Victor Artists
Hello, Folks:
just finished our first season for the H. C. A. at Syracuse last month and herie
is what they thought of us :
KEITH WOW STUIT, BAND AND BALLAD
Between thp rhythm of the Johnny Johnson hand and the beauty
of Fleurette Jeoffrie's top notes . Keith's has pretty near a wovr
show. It's better August stuff than you have a right to expect.
Johnny Johnson is known, You could tell that by the wa.y his
number was greeted at the opening. That the band made a jump from
Atlantic City and. beat their baggage in didn't make a bit of difference—
they all put on a great act. This isn't the ordinary jazz affair we
are all so used to. There's music that a critic can listen to ind consider
critically. Why, that English song, "(warden in the Kain,** is a
gem. Josephine Harmon came out and sang with the boys and that
was a bit of joy, too.
Sincerely yours.
p. s.— Just recorded three new numbers for Victor: "Marianne," "Just Ton,
Just Me" and "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas." J. J.
MEL MORRIS
Aiid His
PlayW Nightly at the
NEW YORK
^~^~^"ed!son records "
BROADCASTING OVER STATION WOR
Mel Moms Orchestras
1560 Broadway, New York City
Argument Over Exploitation
(Continued from page 67),
ita radio departnitnt, bias been ap-
proached for a ro3':er of names for
the fall and winter apd- has many
booked up in advance. ;
This typo of- adyertis.er;. believes
that the name value will rriiore thdn
satisfy theV product through center-
ing' dial-in attention on that ,pe>
riod of broadcasting. Once 'the pub-
lic Is .iatti-acted, and Intex'est fbcu-^ed,
it'^ up to the continuity tp pi-operly
plug thie; cbmmercijil product and at.
the.aame time not Sve.iry \vith ai ioiig
sales; talk. • ^
. A Good Program .
' The ad.vertVers opposed to iiamcs
contend' that by building up a g:ocd
prograirii, regardless of the taleiit
that's enough to citch public interr
est and h61d It. I^b brilliant- lunii-
nari.es 'like the Whiteman'S; Jolsons,
Caihtors, etc,, . to .overshadow what
they ave paying for, Is the argument;
Furthrmore.^ and this la theip
istrongest argument, the names tak©
their radio "appearances" as a. lark,
as ai m^ans to. some 9xtra fancy
dough, -with . little thought to hoyr
they wlil register oh the etljor,
minus the invisible audience ro.ici.
tlon. That has been, proved In the
past by any number of names flop-
ping over the air. ; ' .
The major; argument is. to special-
ize with radiodvproycd tiileht,' peo-
ple'- wiio ultimately build a reputa-
tion because of the • "mike" equU-
tion, reyersin^r ithe situation through
ultimately commanding tlienitt'jciil
a.tteiitlon. People lite yalleei llf\mp,
Xiittle jracic Little, Austin, . "VVlntiper^
ing Smitii, any .oi! tlie radio baudsj
.Mildred. Hunt et .ai. prove this point.
ARRANGING
■. •'. ■ for ■. . . ■
riAKO— OKCIIKStR.V
•.'•s t-a n;. ..t..u.c'"k.'k 'r .
Care or Remlrk's. )J19 W. 4<>Ui St.
; NKW XORK CITY
yott Mast Come: O ver I
tJ^ BELLE ROSE l^ B^
15 Barrow Street
V In the Heart of Greenwiclr Village, New York City
lEW DOIGOFF, Master of Cemeteries
BUi)DY WAIKEE, Chief Nut lA BELLE EOSE, Ass't Chief Nut
HAUSER BOYS
And all the Other Assorted Nuts
Crazier Than Ever!
AL OLSON, JOHN McCORMACK, JR., LEHIGH VALLEY [RUDY'S
BROTHERit?)]
SiR JOSEPH GINZBURG, JR.— BETTER (OR WORSE) THAN HIS
OLD MAN— IF POSSIBLE!
^ ••VARIETY" (Abel Gr&en) is of the opinion: "The wise mob are
missing a laugh if . they haven't made the Village Grove JMut Club as
yet/ especially on the broadcast nights, Monday and Thursday."
LARRY FUNK and His Serenaders
Featured in
The Broadway Production, "Remote Control"
''THE NUT CRACKERS"
and his
At the NeW
CLEVELAND
After September 14^ 1929
Wednesday, September 4,
1929
MUSIC
VARIETY
69
Disc Reviews
By Abel
.■ ■ ',■ ; VICTOR
^ The unusual oi releasing io, British
Wording Is Victor's. .No. ; 22067. of
S Kyiton's si)rightly fox^
couplet "I. Lift Up , My ^r^lnpf.^r'v and..
SiEhing Marionette." , F'eist's. is
haSdfing both these ■ W
KSca and Hylton has Vcanned"
theiW with all the pep .and .go .o.f,
Americah dance standards, .
'tiiis is a departure for Victor, and
iHbUte to liylton, '(vho , rates, as
|n^land'8:; paul:; Whitcjriaji. ^Othey
Hvlton Br.itish-mado . disks will, be
released by .Victor froiri how on. It's
• a regular thing for American, re-
corded dance numbers to be mar-
keted abroad, but. outside of con-
c^t arid operatic^; :iIylton:s;,ls .the
first instfincc of the reverse. . ;
Ben Poilack of the. Park Central
• Tijiq a Dcach- f-t ^ couplet, in ';in the
S^6?%e Night'- and ''Won'tcihar
Pormor .should be a cinch melody
hit. Along similar melodic lines, the
corking Leo. Reisman orihc.^tra
(.Central Park Casino) presents the
appealing 'MCvangeline" waltz, ilnd
'•Can't We I5e Friends?"; the latter
from the "Mttle Show.". .
.jbhnhy Marvin .vo.ealizes "Every
Day Away From You'.' and "Little
By Lit'tlie!' (iheyitable thj^me sphg)
in zippy style. Gene. Au.istih's.. "Ain't
Mlsbehavin'. " and VPeacie of Mind"
is- cbaracteri.stically Austin, find
makes. \a good contrasting, voc&l
back-Upr John McCormack com-prO-
miscs between a concert and pop
piisce With "Little -Pal,\'. bile. of Jol-
Ron'.s- i^oh'g!? from.- "Say It With
Song.s." backed by "I Liove:.to Hear
You Siht^ing."' ■ ■ :
Jesse Crawford whangs hii Wurl-
itzer insinuatingly with: "My Siri"
and "Singin' in the' llain,'.! the latter
the hit -of the "Hollywood T^evuG,"
■ In thie d.'incc' field, Reisrrian's
"Liza" and "Do What' You ]:)o" from
'•Show Girl"; Rudy Vallee's "Prcr
tending" and "Where Are You,
Di-eam Girl"; along with George
Olsen's "Out Where the Moonbeams
Are Born" and "The Moonlight
March," iB,re done in characteristic,
rhanner. ' The, latter two leaders'
selections are notably melodic and
sentimental.
George Olsen's "Song of the Moon-
beams" and "If You Believed In Me"
is interrupted by a radio-stylist type
of aiudible announcement by- OJsen
that hie is recording the number
and mentions the title by r.anr?.
One might captiously observe that
the label jella iaU- thia before the
machine Is started^: but it has Its
distinction through interrupting the
stjfaJghtforw^rd rythmics ■ and, in a
meamire, Telleving . the . .monotony.
It's just one of those wrinkles. In
short, that w.prks either 'Way. . Re-.
■gardless, it'is a nice recording.. . .
Helen Kane^s "He's So Uriusua;!"
arid . "I'd ioo- Anythlrig For YOii" are
in ' kahieish rhanner, Which tells
everything;- good personality "can-
ning." . Jim Miller and : Charl.ie Far-
:re|f, once quite - notable a^mohg - the
class cafes, sell it pretty oh : this
Victor version of :''Loveable -and
sweet, from . the Radio picture.
"Street Girl," backed by VWheix, the,
sweet Forg(et-Me-Not& Remcriibor '~
Ben Pollack and Victor Arden-
Phil Ohman orchestras split the
honor.s . on No. 22074 with "Bashful
Baby" and "I've Waited a Lifetime
For You," respectively, the latter a
theme waltz; Johriny. Johnson rings
the bell with "Marianne" and "Jtist
You, Just Mc," two fox-trots from
the- Metro picture ot the . former
title. Smooth dance numbers with
interesting vocal - refrain^ against a
guitar background. .
BRUNSWICK
Al Jols.on hasn't run out of .''Saj;
It' With Sdngsl' numbers, doing, a
fifth, . "One Sweet Kis.s," backed up
by "Liza" from "Show Girl" in
which- .. Mrs. J. (Ruby Keeler)'
starred; This .was tlie number Jol-
soh picked up frdm, the orchestra,
floor during the first <lays of the
^ie^y Ziegfeld niu-sical's run.
Another "Show Girl" number, "Do
W'hat You Do.", is Zelma..O*Neard. on
Bruhswick, . backed by "I've Made a
Habit ..of Yoii," from "Little ShowV
.. -..After . malcinft: the ihc'iivislual ' song
hitj? froni . tlie .re.spect ive showis, Al
.Gbodinan-. lias', recorded fnx-ti'Ot
niedleys; of "Follow TJiru" arid" Hold
15 very til ihg" on a back - ii p, AV i th
Ze|ma' O'Neal and Dick Robertisoh
vocalizing, the. refrain.s;! Both solo-
ists ^ hIm) figured prcviou.'^ly with
si)Io vei^ion of the luj-,' .^hi'AV hit.^.
. Carl Fenton is liiii-k rin r,niii.<\vick
as an excUi.«ivc artist ami cl"i's tlii''
"J.iucky In. .Love" thuiic sonu's . <<n
one couplet, .No. .-.l-ilir..; '•timiUug Trisli
10yo.«,'' from tl.'..'. Colleen MiMnvdrW)
feature of that .name. l>vi.i'k^d up
.with "The. World's' Greatest w^woct-
hoart," is on another. di;>^l\. . .
From the. west coast, TQ.rii Gerun-
ovich clicks with '•.Ani liJliie",'", '.Un
With the Show" ballad tlieme. .ami
L' Let Me Have My, Dreanis,'' -.\yaltz ,
from the siinie: Warner jilCture. '
Uevw .Whitei RpxyV aoci. organist,
{fnd the prgan star of the >;iu\ ro-
cr^'ates two of his broaidoasts favor-
ites,' "pagan Love Son.g" and ."naliy,
Oh AVhore Can Yoii Do?" :
WABC Key of CBS ,
. Sta.tion.- AVABC is now. jh.o sole
key sta tion of . th6 Col umhia Broad -
caktiiig. System. ■•
WO R pre viovi sly. waii . aii al terila te
broa (1 cast . ce ntr alj: bu t W OR, o vv nod
and operated by ; the^L. Bari;^
( Newark) department store; inter-
ests, will be. maintaihed .a.>=! an ex-
ploitation adjunct for tl.ie store.
and His
NEW YORKERS^
Opening Abpul Nov/ 20 at the NeW
NEW Y0RKER HOTEL
Just Completed a Highly Enjoyable Three Years' Engagement at
HOTEL BILtMORE, NEW^^
Currently and for the Next Four Y^eeks at the
H O T E L <; i B S O N
CINCINNATI
(Broadcasting^ Oyer WLW)
and His
ORCHESTRA
Inaugurating Our Fourth Season on Sept. 21
at the
CONGRESS HOTEL
CHIGAGO
Past Engagements Include:
AMBASSADOR HOTEL, ATLANTIC CITY
(Three Seasons)
WESTCHESTER-BILTMORE
(Four Seasons)
MIAMI and BELLEVIEW BILTMORE
(Winter Seasons)
For Six Weeks Thereafter at the
H OT E L H O LL E N D E N
CLEVELAND
Broadcasting Over WTAM From the New Show Boat Room
Victor Records and NBC Radio Exclusively
VICTOR RECORDS EXCLUSIVELY
(For Five Years)
ALL RADIO
Exclusive Management of the NBC
Presents His
6 R C H E S TR
and
Premier Radio Features of the NBC Networks and, Columbia Records
With appreciation to the radio and phonograph industries
Emanating from' Merle Johnston's Studio for Modern Saxophone instruction
Enranating from Merle Johnston's Studio for Modem Swphonc Instruction: 151 West 46th St., New York City
VARIETY
M U SI C
Wednesday, September 4, 192d
B.&0. ROUTES
(Continued from page 51)
iHvinlley, I^loyJ, Cto M, O. A., Paramount
Bldg.,- N, Y. C. . „ ■
•Hyde, Alex., c-o Wm. MorrlB. ieCQ B'way,
Y. C. .-
■ trvlfte, B.. ' Lyceum T.i .Mew Britain..
Conn. ■ . '- ' ■ ■■ i- ■• ' •„ .
Imperial Marlnfiba. American Houss, JJoi-
InRrnhnm, noy. Pafamouht: H.i N, Y. G,
Innia, EJ, Vanity . Fair B., Ilijnttngton.
w: V.I. .■ ■ •• • •
Ipana Troiibadouri. ,WEA.F, N, T. C.
Irwln. Vic, PaylUon Koyal,. . Valley
Stream, I-,. I: • . . ■ ,
rscnilnijer, mil. Hagersttfwn, Md^ .
■ Iriia. Fellr-e, Uivoli 'T., :U;Utimoi>e. .
lula, Kuillno, City Park. U-l... JUaHlnvor*.' ,
JaSUion's Jazz, .13. Clieatnut St.',' Glo-ven^-
vine, N,: Y. • ■ . / ■ ■•■ ■ •
J.inis. Fi'dii; TurUlfih .Village C, Chicago
Janover, A. U, l^.-iS Grant Ave., N. Y,. C.
• Jedol,- H.. 473 Hawthorne A.veii Newark,
■ Jehle,- John, 73. Drlegs Av^e., . Brooklyn. •
Johns, Brooke, Grannila T.. S.. F. . :■
Johnson,- Arnfild, 1500 l^roadway, N; X. C.
.Joihnson.C .SmaU's . Paradise, N, Y, C;.;.
Johnson; J^ihririy, c-o M. C. A.', Para:
mburic Htdg.; N'; Y. C . / „
Johnson. Merle; 100 VV.; 4Cth St., ,N. Y.. C
Johnston, O. W., 48 Grove^. Ave., Ottawa
Jordan-, Art> 0Q41 Norwood St., Phlla.; :
JorBensen,, Rtith. 1230 Sh^ldun St., Jaclf-
son, Mich.. '. •; ■ ■
Joy, Jlm.- c-o M. C. A., Paramount. Blag..
N. Y. G. , :
■Joyce,. Teddy,. Pehn. T,; Pittsburgh.-
The N£
■^ Hit- ■
iOl Meloillc Rhythmic Spirited .
a Ky. Ueuiiy Urtvls-Ottoi Molzftn-
M . Billy Vrlsch .
1 "Where Are You,
Dream Girl?"
They're all playing and tea- .
turlng It— VtfUee. Ii.opez, Spi-
taliiy. Pollack, Roy Ingraham.
Si)echt nhd ipany. olhfer.s. Great
for radio transmI'saiort:because'
ot Its snioothnoss and mielody ;
even, greater fot straight dance .
purposes. .
•BBiNS Music GiRFORATiON
\
! Rp:
, 799 Seventh AvemicWcwrY oA
Kahn, Herman, TlvoU T., Newark, N. J.
. KalLi, H., Lido Venice C, Boston.
Kalcy, Ch.ifl., Granada T„ Chicago.
Kamas. Al, Swahee B. R., Washington.
Kaplan, P. J., Bamboo Inn. 3223 W.
Madison St., Chicago.
Kassel, Art, c-o M. a A,. Paramount
nirtg.. N. Y. C.
Katx, Kltteri.i. c-o. M. C; A.. Paramount
Dldg., N. Y. C. • ■ ^„
Katznmn, Iiouls, c-o Brunswick, 700 TtU
Ave,-, N, Y. C. ' •
Kaufman, W., 28 N, lOfch St.. Lebanon,
Pa. ■. ■■■ ■ ■ . ^ . ■ '.- . . ■
Kay, <3eo., Olympla T.. New Haven
Kayser, Joe, Mldlarid T., K/ C, Mo.-
• Keegan, Ross li.. 22 Gold . St., Freeport,
L. I.' ■ -- .• • .
Kemp; Hai; Manger H.,: N. Y. C.
; Kenneta. Larry, 801 Keena;n Dldg., Pitts-
burgh. •
Kenlner, H., rienj. Franklin K.,: Phlla.
i-Lenlri, if;, ^Mulionomah U... Portland, Ore,
Keystone Svrenaders, Gd. Riviera. .T., p'e-
tri'iit..- ' . ' '•
. King! riermle. Oakland T.; Oakland, Cat
King, Ted. 745 Tlh .Ave;. c/o',Tapa.. . . ,
. Kliig. vVayne, AbiigOn B. R., Chleago,.
• King's Melody, 08 Mueller St;, Bingham-
ton, -N.. Y, -'. . •-.
. Kerr,. Cha.1., Golden Dragon, Phlla.
Kline," M.', 04:10 Spruce St,. Philadelphia.
Kjici.sei; E... Blltmore H., Atlanta.
- Knutflon, Erllng, I'resident H.. K, C.
-. Koftluff, Loii, Chlcngo T.. Chicago..
Kraus, • Arthur; 1482 Broadway. N. T. C;
Krausgrill, Walt. Baleonades D. H.. S. .F.
Kruegcr.. Art, Wisconsin .11., .Milwaukee.
Kfumholz, G. P.. O.. Box 4&4, Ne\v Bed-
frtrtV, Mass;
. Kvnle, Al., Oriental T.. Chicago: . •
Lagasse; F...' 818 Morrlmac .St.. Lowell,
Ma.ss. : ■■'
L.ampe, Dell. Capitol T;, . Chicago.-
: Landiiu; Mtke, Oakland's Terrace; BOth
St. and Broadvyay, N.. Y. C. .
; Langi .Henry, -.Baker H., Datlaa, /
. Lnnge, J. V;, 27.;Abbott St.; Lowell; Mass
..Lhnin. lt..'- 8000 W; Girard Ave., Phlla..
. 'Lanin, S:am;-WIOAF.-.N: Y. C.:
. LeCkowUz, . Harry.'. Casley H.. . Scranton:
Pa. i . . . ■'. . ■ ■ ■■■ •
. Lentz. ..Al,, lO'JO Pre.-sldent St., Brooklyn.-
N. Y.- . ■
Leonard, Harold. 64 W-. . Randolph St.
Chlcngd. -'~
• Levin,- AJ, 478 Whalley.Ave..' New 'Haven
. Levlnfe, Jack, Cinderella B., Long Beach
Ciii;v'
Levltow, '.Bernard, . Conriniodore. H.. N.Y.C-
Levy R, H.. 131 Elmer.' Ave.. Schetiee-
tady, X. y.
LIdb Orch,,. Suite 86, Loew Bldg,. Wash
Ington, rj. . .C..' :
Light, TSnoch, Gaumont Palace. Paris, .
. Llpsey, ; M.. 1731 Humboldt Blvd;, Chi
cage. '
Lombardo, Guy. c-o: M. C. A.. 32 W. Ran
ddlph- St.. -Chi'..
Long. Dick, Curtis H,. MlnneajJoUs.
. Lop.ez,: Vincent, St. Regis; H.. N. Y.
Lowe, -Biirt, Stntier H., Boston. ■;
Lowry, Ed.', 'Ambassador T.,- St. I^.
Lymah, Abe. Lido- Venice,. Saratoga
:N; Y.- ■ .:■"'■• -.
■ Lynn; Sananiy, 2003 Wichita. St., Dallas. -
Lyons, Al., Wilson T., Fresno, Cal. ..
Macdonald, Rex, Coliseum. Bt. Peter«-
Mack, Austin, Golden I^mpkln Q... Chi. .
Maltland, J.. Garden B., 3136 Shettleld
Ave., Chicago. _ v. », ;
Major, F, J., SOOT ad . St., Ocean Park,
Maloney. R. B.> 908 Elinor St., Knoxvllle
Tcnn. '. ^ ' ■"■
Mann, Gell; 76 B. 80th St... N, T. C,
Marburger, H.. 340 K:nlgbt St., Reading.
^Maraii/ Cha.<»., Ft. Pitt H., Pftt.iburgh..
Mason, Bobble (Mies), New Ohlna R.,
Yciungsto-wn; ..Ohio. . .. _'
Masters, Frank, Uptown T., . Chicago. .
May, Cliff, Beach H., Coronado Beach.
Cal. .'■ .■■'„■. ■
Mayo, Eddie; 80 Crooke Aye.,- Brooklyn,
N. Y. ' ' : '
Mf l'Jnelly, ■ E. J., 30 Sylvan St., Spring
'field, Mass.-. '- ■ ■ L i ' , •
McGay, J., Detroit Country Club; De.trolt
Moliityre. Jaiiiiea; Ci^ateau Laurler, Ot-
tawa. ■. . ' .
McKliiney'd, Edgewater B,; Detfott. . ■
McMunihy, Ge6,. Balboa "'Pavilion, Bal-
bpa Beach, Cil.' -'^ '.' " ' .-
MoVee, I. .S.. 1221 E. 33d St., L.. A.. • .
Meeker, tVob; I'alrher llouse, Chicago.
Mella, • Wm.,. ' Or Edwin St., :Ridgeneia
Park, N. .1.: . ' .
Melson, Chas., Stanley T., Jersey City. .. .
Mbmphl.sonlana;. 02 Main St., Mepiphls
Menge, M., El Patio B,, L,.A.
Mesaenger, Al. Roseland, Tauiitbn, Masa
Meroff.Ueh, Granada T., Chicago.. .'
M^yer, M, F.. 026 Broadway, Brooklyn
N, .Y.-. ■ ■ :-. '■■ ' ■ '■ •■ ■
Meyf-r. Oscar, 4S29 >>r.. Camic St.;, Phila-
delphia. -
Meyer,- Vic, Butler. H., Seattle. . ..
Meyorlnck, Hiirb.i Alhambra; T.; Sacfa.-
monlo. -. ..' : '- ' ■' •■
Meyer's, Al, 0200 GIrard Ave.; Phlla.. .
Meyers; Louis, -Hdrn'a- D. -A'. .
Miller, J. Franz, Stati^r H;:, Detroit. : -
Miller, Jack. Press Club, Moicitreal. .
Miller/ N., 3'21 WllHiims :: St., Chelsea
Mass.- . ,- -. '■ ■
Miller, Ray, c.-o M; C..- A., 1501 ' B' way.
N':- Y..e.'' ■ -:- ;.'
Miller, Vic, L'oew.'s State,. .Syracuse. '
' Miller; w:. illtz earl. H., Phlla:
Mine.r-Doyle, 1192 Middlesex St., L.oweU
M.-i.-ss. '
Mills, Floyd, 786 Fayette'" St.. . Cuiiibe.rr
land,' Md. .
Mlnlcli.' Ed.. 1101 Prospect Ave., Scra.h
ton.-. Pa;- -. -. - , • . -
MItohel, ..Al, Olympla T.; Now Haven. .
• Moore, Dlnty, Hunter. la. - Inn,
Moore; Prof.. Montmartre e.. Hollywood
Mcirey. A r, Worth T., Ft. Worth. .
: Morey. Jack, 00' Westd^ld Rd... Holyofce. '
Morris. Gltin'. Silver Slipper. i3aIt.tnto.re.
Morris, Mei; Piccadilly -H.; N. Y: C. ,
Mosher. V... 3137 10th. Ave. S.. .Mlnneap
-oils. ': ' ; . - '
- Murpliy's Skippers,. MaJe.stlc H... Tama
flua. .Pa.
Mufiai: Fred. Orleht.il T..' Det-rolt.-
'Moana U.; Waikikl Beach. ..Honolulu. Ha
.wai. . . . -
Novit; Jules. Parody. 'Chicago. .
Navlor. Oliver. Palais D^Or; Phlla.
Neif. Art, C223 Spruce St., PhiladtMi.hla.
New Orleans Owl^, H. Roosevelt, N. O,
Nichols, Red, c-o M. 0. A., Paramount
Bldg.. N. Y. C.
NoblOi Johnny, Royal Hawaiian and
Octavet Ore, 33 Dutfletj St., Brooklyn,
N,: Y. ■
O' Hare, It., 20 W;, Jackson Blva;, CM.
0':Hearh, Trave, I.e(.'la:ir H., Mdllne, 111. .
Olson, George, 20 W. 4:ia St.. N. Y. C.
Oppenhdlm; W.; BonJ. 'Franklin II., Phlla.
Orlglnar Georgia 6, Dancelahd, Jamaica.
L. 1..' :; .' -
.Original Yellow Jackets. Summerlane)
iJeaoh, lJucki'ye Lake, .Ol '
Orlando, N|ck, Plaza H., N. Y. C.
■ Owens;. li,,. Mayfalr H., L.' A,
O.weo, Dale. raiilt>'l T.. Flint, Ml.ch. .
-Pace; George- C Riisevtlle; ;0.- '..
Palemah, Pan- Bhu-k Cat R;, .N; Y. G. .
. rari.slah: .Rcd Heads.- W. North St. ^
tndianapollsV. , .r ...
. Pastprnaekl, Steve, ■■ Lulgl's ■ R.. Dctlolt.
. Payne. AJ. 4G1» Meigs St,'. .Rochester.
'I'earl. More'y, 20;) Ilunllog Ave.; Boston.
. Pp'ric. ..lack, HOI Kfenan .Bldg., Pittsburgh.
Pecrleis's Orch., .Mouuiouth : St';. Newport;
Ky, " ■ ^'■ ■
. -Pcrlu.'W,' Abe, Rose Room, ' Los .Angele."». ■ -
.Petprson. B.. Tl.Vo.ll T.; Michigan City.
Irid: - '■ " :. ' .
• Pfetffer'3 Orch.. 1343 Palmetto Ave;, T.o-
.ledo.
I'hilbrJok's Oi'ch,. .Younker's Dept. Store,
Dps Mcilries, la:. ... , .
PhilHos, Phil., euih, Bagdad, -.Dallas.
Tlccino,- A.,'.ti.l>0 N. etlh St;. Reading.. Pa:
PIpp's Orch..: Sullivan's. Bdmb'ntbn. . Can.-
- Pollock, i?en. Park Central ll.. N. Y. :C.
Pollnok.. Ralph. Lo.exVs State... Syracuse. .
Prado; iFred. . American. House, nopton. .
; >Pritiee. O., King War .Lo R., .Detroit.
TuUen, R. E., l.'JK) Sellers St..: Frank-
'foni, Pl'vlla,- .
Randeli. -Art.- Fonlenelle IT,. .Omnha.
Ilapp. .P.. Ai-e.Klia.' West Unv-en,' Conn.
.Uapeo, Ern.\ Koxy' T.. N. Y. C.
'Rnsinu3.seh. F., 143 Graham. Ave.. COun.-ll
Bluffs', la.
. .^Itawden, nill; Palace H., S. F. .
Relsman; Leo, Central ' P.; Casino, N, Y
Rcnard. Jacques, Cocbnut- Grove. Boston,
Reaer, Harry. 148 W. 40th St.,. N; Y. C.
■Rhythm Roamers. care Chns; MaCk; De
t.roU.- ' ^'
Rlccl, Aldo, Rltz-Carlton H;. Fred Rich
t'lD 7th Ave,, c/o Taps. . ,
Rlckltts,. J. C. Kosciusko; Miss.
nines, Joe. lOlks H.. Boston..
Rlltenbaud. J.. U. Artists T.. Detroit.
Rizzo, Vincent, S.vlvania H., Phlla.
Rodemlch. Oene, Metropolitan T.. Boston
Uoe.sn'er, Walt. Variety. N. Y.
Rohde, Karl. I.,neWs Orpheutn, Boston.
noky, Leon. Syracuse H., Syracu.^e.
R-oUe, B. A., lono Broadway, Y. C.
I'.' man. Joe. lO'j Winter St;. Portland.
Me.
Roinanelll, I., King Rdwnrd IT.. Toronto
Romann, P.. Roseland B, R., N. Y. C.
Rose. Irv., Statler H.. St. L.
Roscbrook. Shad. Pantageis T.. S. F.
Roden, Paul, 78 W. Randolph St., ChU.
cago. '
Rosenthal, Harry. Stolnway (tall, fj. T. C.
Rothschild, Leo, 300 W. 14th St., N. T. C,
Royal Novelty Six. 2.133 N. 1 .'d St., Phlla.
Rusaell, B., King Cotton H., Greensboro,
Sanborn, Ed.. Loew'ji T., Montreal.
Sands, P;, 215 RldgewQOd AVfe;, B'klyn,
Schniltt, Fred,- Ulalto T., Denver,
Schooler, Diwff, Capitol T., N. Y. C,
Si'hub'ert. lid.. 24 Arthur St., . Lawrene*,
Mass. . ,
Schwartz, U. J;. 810 Court St.; Fremont,
Ohio.' .:....- : - . • , •■ ■ •
Scott,. L. .'Vy;. : COO' Dllbert . Aye;, Sprlngi
neid. o. . , •' '. ';
Boott, Frank. 284 Prealdeiit St.. B'klyn,
N; Y.;-,_ - ..: :;-.; ;'
apous. :• - .
Selde'hfiiart, Sid; Maydbwer H;, . Wa'sh.
'f!nllhB'er; .: Alie,-. President. IL. A. c; -.
SellTnger, .Henry, -Drake .M;, Chicago, .
. Selvln, Iteh, Oolunibl.a; 1810 B'way,- K. T. ■
Se'taro, A., Granada T... S. F.
Sevt'n, Acea. c-o M. C. A., Paramount
Bldg,. N. Y. C. -
Seveil, Glno. Granada T,. S. F,, ' . . ■
Slieffnrs, II. C; .Wilbur's,; Taunton, Man*.
..Rhelton, Geri., 'Olynmilc'II., Seattle.
Sherman, Maui'lef,. : c-o; M. . C. A., . Para-
mount Bldg,; N.Y.'C.. ..
.Silverman, D., Ml.ssourl T;;..- St. .Louis. ■: •
/ .(Continliocl b.n page 79)
iiif
A CHOP HOUSE
OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT
lS6-8 Wt3T 48TH STREET
> East of Brpadwny .. '
FESS
AND HIS
ROYAL FLUSH
VICTOR RECOtUilim ART^^
NOW ON A DANCE TOUR
Under the Exclmive Direction of the NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPAQ
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
V A R I E T Y
Tl
Ck>LDKETTE
And Mis
Exclusive Victor Artists
on
to
Presented Exclusively Over the NBC Networks Are:
Jean Goldkette's i^^at^
Jean G<441Utl;e> Sk^^
(Midwest Chain)
Jean GoAdkette^s tVGN
(Chicago 'Tribune" Station)
( A Jetih Goldkette Unif )
Now oh a dance tour under
Jean Coldkett^s Radio Music Under
Goldkette Executive OfiSices: Book Tawery Detroit
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VARIETY
RADIO-MUSie
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
THE AIR UNE
(Continuetl froni.pago G7)
tht*y will V)? rciwai'dtHl. with ii roatl
Taap. Just wliu.tfono iiationt onoiif^li
to' tune in. and. has nq nse for ,i
•I'oad : iritip ■ is • ontitlcO to is ssoiiiq-
;thi,n!? for tlie . time .cxponiloil. ;
: ;A . bari-toiio warjjlod th<v tlioino
Ronp, from VHailolujah". aiul iio sviro
(Trp,fTK(ia it ■sQ:;^tlKit it spomod like
ahothor number. \
Justlfjablp Crueljty; .
The popular .gaff, now \ylioi o; cai'd
players KUther . or tliC .meal • pi'<)-
vidors don tlifc . slippers for' the nifrht
and permit ;the radio to. run is, ".Do
we have, tb' iisten- lo thrtl?" The
one nearest ■■ to. t'lVo instruiiVeht,
TED HEHKEL
leaps over for a dial switch. Justi-
flablo cruelty to un.seen radio ar-
tists.
There's a ; iiiffer riaihod, Valen-
tiiVo who is Keltinh' ii play on .the
lower depth Stat ioii.s. Nanve: must
be the altractioh.
Musical '■ Director
Second Year. Conducting Pit Or-
chestra of 30 Together with.Stage
Band and Presentations
CAPITOL THEATRE;
SYDNEY, -AUSTRALIA
Tod Ifcnkerfi ClipUoIiiins bvor '
Station 2 FC
A Gag in the Pan ;
Some lon«:winded radio .sp.rtuter Is,
Frunkljih: J'-ivrd;: lie "has started- ;t ho
fall seaspn- by afjain hopping on the
Catholics. Mu«t lie soiiie real gag.
here for all. thivS raz2iivg as: he is
known . to , bo ,a i.)rotty.. fast, work'or
in- selling TGal estate. ,
That AVIFIAP. station pfobaBly -of-
fers- niorft .talking than any., of - the
btiiors. Talk: on. this pne . seem.s to
be .cheap the - way Ford . and the
ptlieiv .speakevs 'burn .up.;titne.^ ^ .
Gimbel's: Sliding- ■ '
. Poor bid AVGlig seems no better
ahd pe'rlvap.^ lib worse than it ha??
be(?h for months/. . That . CJimh.el
crowd lixi.ght loosen lip.some of. that
Gimbel bankroll, and put the sta-
tion on the .map. . . ' ^'
The Gimbel store co.iild profit, by
what the liamljergor crowd, did if-.
AVOK. l^ow that Macy's of Is'ew
York controls WOR, the belief pre-
vails thcit • W6.R ■ \vUr shortly - . be
hoostingMacy's as well as the BaTO-
l)ergOr store. '
cept Tuesday, with Pepsodent . ro-
sponsii)le for their first eastern ac-
count,
I''or. their initial New York broad-
(last AmnH n' Andy wore not so
funny. Thev did a taxieab bit that
covered a drive down Fifth avenue
and to : J '.roadway. . Interesting but
for the mo.st part sans a good laugh.
They will, have to ronie stronger
than that- oiV their daily stuff.-
• -. West Light. East ' ;.. .
How is this for ' the. Mbran. and
Mae.k style of .NeAro dialect, cpm-
petition? I.ast ..Friday' iiig.ht. I'hil
Coolc. aiid Vic Fleming' and Bi.ci;: iidy
and- Shbrty on. AV'JZ during. Inter.-:
woven prbgram draw^led their' gag^-
betwebn riniSicaU .bits.^ And . later .in
th^, feVe "came Amos -.n' Aridy over
the sariie station, .ma:i<ing: their Keyv
York debut . with - one of their^ 10-
mlnu'te crdssflrbs. - j'-
These: com ics out of a; long rad lo
isuccess in the rnidwest -are, .igpiri '
to be oa thb air every night ox-
Killing Words :
The, words Vbluc Aviiitc dinmoilds"
have jiecoirte u radio - chestnut,
ilerbcrt's shop was one of thfe Jlrst
to bsie it and btlier jewelry accotints
followed suit. ;.■
' On Kumback's period ;ia.st week
the announcer wlvammed 'tire, bid
St e r eo t y p od a n ti o ii n c en 1 0 ivt . .:. It eca i I .s
the- : ohe Nor niji.n -Pearce: usOd ^ f oi-
..flerixirl's time-'and again. ;
SonVebody may -yet wrjtib oiit sta^r
tioh .:announcements iand mimeo-
graph .thein for a. dime a dozen.
Nut Club Attracts- '/
. For .a long, time WMCA j^ad the
hite hour stuff the ,.ma:Ln .lVoolc up.
w 1 1 oil' t ii e 0 tl 1 ef s • clo.sed'- sli I'l tt era -f ,o.r
the night and "special nights" had
stage celeb.s galore . giving the sta-
tion a break. Of -late the .late . hour
.programs seem to. lack novelty, the
punch"or whatever it' is that should
keep, the diali-st-s up late li.steping
i'crhap.s the one program getting
tlie ■ liiggftst air T>lay is . the Nut
CUil).; It is really ^d iff froiiv the
otiiei's; • ..-i -■ ■• ..
.Different Program ;
. tyhcif is sloAvly . gaining popularity
as a worthwhllb progi-am,. is .n6w
st^ppTied l)y the BrGmen-TuUy , Co.
of Chicago. • It's a plug- for .their
make of radios but staged a. little
bit different. .
'8
Coast Glub Fqlds
Xios Angelips, Sept. J.
"Meet Marie-New York Night
Club" in Culver City blew tip last
week after: four weeks of activity
W'ith performers and w\aiters a \yce.k
behind on .salary. ^laric .Liovott,
operator of the club, . was not in
.sight. ;■
When the performers rei>orted for
work- Aug., 26 they say that they
found the place ibckftd. Later; rb-
i)orts said that: a .scarcji fop; Miss
Liovett proved unavailing.
■ Perfbi-niei-s and .the orchestra
leader; Bob ;.€oi\iipt6ni . state .tbat
tl l ey w 1 1 1 1 e cUt ii ns -w i th tli e S f a te
Labor . CJoinniissibn in ' an ; eff ort. , to
eoliect. ■ . • ■
Voting, Anriburtcer Quits .
IMttsburgh,. Sept.; 3.
(\ A. Wiakenian,. ibr four yeajrs
senior announcer At.; statioiV.W
here, has rej5if?ivecl tb enter;,, cbl.lege.
■Wakeman; only 22, has been )a:h-
no.uncing since he wfis 17.. . .
. l^eaybs the local station to take
a law course at. Penn State. . •
B. B. B/S CELLAR
Hollywood, Sept. 3.
In spite of a large number of
night club.s ahd cafes going Uoppo
in the past monthV B., B. B. declared
him. self in: Hollywood with the pre-
miere of hi.s how cellar cafe in tlift
heart of Hollywood's business disi
trict. : It's near enough to . Ilenry s
-to hurt.
Cellar opened to capacity; ; It
seats . liioi'e . than 500 at $2.50 couver'u
The alley leading to thcV Ainchn-r;
ground rendezvous becanie jarh'ined
with standees as late as one a/ m;
. It is" destined, by some com rn en -
tators, to become Ho jlywpod'.s fu-
ture casting and tryout. shop wherie
guest talent : jis ' prevailed upon hy
b!; B. B.r. Again it may develop into
a sbng pluargbr's paradise.,
: B. :B; ,B.'s following fi-biri- , Coffee
Dion's downtown picice,; wiierc' ho
i'bigned for nioi-e than two years,,
indicates- pptiniistic ch.ihcesi. ; .,
Two piano playei'S furnish t he
dance musici ; - - ,
JVluri'ay Smjth, pianist-baritone,
opened , , at. the -.Casanbvja Roof, New
Y.bric, .Tuesday, .rcpiacihg Whisper-.,
.ine . Jack : smith, . - ^ ' ,
; ,. U : V
Too many pefibds deyotodv, to
.stbry . telling and .presentrnont .- of
mag stbries.- It \vOn't;be long be-
fore they will be'eliniinated entirely
unless tlie payers" irisist on burning
up. tlieir money. -.. .
A novelty .at firsti, the;deluge now
ha.s-.lCillQd.it/,: ■■ •"0 . . : V ',
Someth h\g sour a bbu t that Palais
Royal music ,via^ WQR -..last week.
For punishment, the- boys ..should
have to listen to a recording of some
of those numbers they ' liammered
br blc)wed to pieces last week. .. .
Will F'erry. and his Interwoven
orchestra seem: to be.inlprpving with
radio age. Coming via W.TZ the
interwoven Jias perked iip its ac-
count as : 32 Coast as.SQciated sta -
tions were announced as a. late ad-
dition last :Week.^ ^ ■.■ ■
Sidney Blackmer opposite Dbrbthy
^Iackaill in ''Coiusin Kate,"'; FN.
• Complete cast ''The ■ Ghildi-env"
;Par— Huntley Gordon; Kay Francis
Lilyan Tashman-, I'^rederic March.
Rockcliffe Fellows, Gerald Omcrod.
,Joan. . Standing,,, Little Mitzi, Phil-
oppc -beLacey, Donald Smith, Billy
Seay. ■.
arid HIS COMMANDERS
CLOSING"- SEPT.. IS--,..' -.
HOTEL ROOSEVELT
HOIil-VWOOO:
VICTOR RECORDS
EXCLUSIVELY
DANNY GAIRNS
And Hist ^
R-K-O; MELQtjV BAND
Vn;iilevllle'B OreateHt Pit hnfl StaBc Biiml
Now. lMft.vinB; Orplioum TliiBiVtre,
.LOS. ANCELES-
THE BRICK TOPS
(PARISIAN ItEU HEAPS)
America's Greatest Girl Band
."Nbiv lI.eiidli'nInB RKO >'Collosiiit«- : t'nit"
■ Periniinent: Artilrffis :
28 West North St;. Inilinnap^rtls., In**-
JACK DIIP4N
AM) HIS
SAM FREED, JRv
innii^urntlns o Neiv "Fab<elIo P®'!oy"
R k - 6 Fb R DH A tA T H E AT R E
N^w Y City :
PROM bETRQlT
JEAN GOLDKETTE
ORGHESTRA
Now In 40tl! . Week nt : :
CINDERELLA ROOF
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
PHIL FABELLO
- 'and His;. .-.
ORCHESTRA
The Different Ensemble
■ Pres«»'ntnti«n F<*ntHr^ -
COLISEUM THEATRE
New -TorU'-GMj; "
Orcheislraa '
VICTOR REcohns
Office: 812 Bopk Tow«r
V DETROIT
TOM GERUNOyiCH
NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY
Presents
arid His
■ V.
Northeast Comer of 43d Stv and 5th
NEW YORK GITY
Doubling
•I
Radio-Keith-Orpheum Vaudeyille
Regularly featured over the National .Brpadcasfrng System
Personal Direction: T. D. KEMP, Jr.
VINGENT LOPEZ
and His ORCHESTRA
SiinimcrinR ot the'
PELHAW HEATH INN
.pellinm; N;: y.
' Doubling, nt the
ST. REGIS HOTEL
New V)irl{ City
lAUGHNER-HARRIS
nn<1 thoir
12- Piece Entertainirisi Orchestra
. Jn(icfliii(cly
PAUL PERROT^S CAFE
; . . . LOS^ AMiKLES- ■
' - iiritl Ills. .■■
ORCHESTRA
Exclusive llruiis>yk;k Artists
^, ■ Now . iat the • ,
BAKER HOTEL, Dalias, Texas
ArnnnKomont Mu.sic Corp. of Am.
MAL HALLETT
AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Americans (ironteMt lYnnce llnnd
Bigger and! Bette> Than Ever
Personal ' Management
CHARLES SHRIBMAN
Satem, Mass.
ART MacLEAN
GEORGE OLSEN
AND HIS MUSIC -
Opening Sept. 15
^ ROOSEVELT HQTEL
; HOLLVAyOOI). CALir.
Omi-e, 20 West 43il street, N. Y. C.
V ICTOR R ECO R DS
and His ORCHESTRA
KIT CAT CLUB, LONDON
Under Exclusive Management
music corporation of
America
PROFF MOORE
B. A. ROLFE
Radio's Preriii0P Conductor
L-ucky Strike Dance brbhestra^ .
Paliais D'Or' Restaurant Orchestra
■ ■ ICilJsVfn Arc it<pV>or«iinK Orelreslrn
JACKIETAYLOR
And His
OKCIIESTKA
IiKli'tliiltely
at the J[<'ii 11)0,118
eQCOANUT GROVE
(Hotel Ainhiis'siKlar)
LOS ANtiELES
IPAUL WHITEMANI
And His Greater Orchestra
Special Limited Engagemont
PAViLLON ROYAL
Valley Stream^ L. I.
Persoonf itep.: J AS. F» GILLESPIE
Art,er a Year ;,nri«l a Hiilf at tlio
Ro,osevelt Hotel, Hollywood
JliM-k ARiilii nt Uic
MONtMARTR E CAFE
IlOLLVWOdUV CALIF.
PHIL ^iBIUapS 1
^::-:;.-BAND- .•'
NO.W PLAYING
CLUB BAGDAD
"SoiitlilaiurA Most Itenuliful Club"
DALLAS. I'lCX AS
JESSE STAFFORD
arid H IS ORCH EStRA
===-PALA&E=H 6TiiLfe==
SAN rRASClSCO
P. S.— Ilrdiis'Aiek Kecordlnc
Haasse, State- Lake Director
ehiciij?<), S0L)t. .3.. ■
Sam Ilaiisf, forinor lender . <'£
"katJs and II is Kittons," orcho.strii.
has roplaceil Jimmy II onHclvi'l in Hh'
pit , of the Statc-I^ako tlu-iaii-
Honschol resigned.
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
MUSIC
VARIETY
73
Made-to-Order Orchestra
(Continued from Papre 65)
aeflment proportionally pleased.
Bnrflo accelerated for him a fame
which in barnstprminff . days might
have talcen years to accumulate,
Nor is such a fame inflated. Hudy
Vallee's singing has an appeal
which should be worth gold so long
as it is heard. • ; ^
Take the case of another leader,
whom radio has brought to tliQ at-
tontion of thp public— B. ^ A. Rolfe.
Being a shopman, as well as a .fin-
iAheH musician and a per.sonagei
Rblfc's • enormous .popularity in
creases with every broadcast.
.. \s in every ;bi-anch of ; business,
the. leader who Intrpducea some-
tliihg different will rnakfe his money
■faster, ' as will one pr two of his
imitators. . But the ' good directors
who consistently: give fine dance
music, not over arranged, y^ill keep
their coffers «lled as long as their
bnton.s continue to evoke rhythmic
: Booking Evolution
To those of us who work through
radio, the change represents a com
plete evolution in orchestra boolv-
ing. Fan mail and spoken com-
ment following broadcastii provide
an unbroken hold on the public
pulse. There will be, fan mail so
long as stores sell paper und iiik,
and thei'e will be pomment so long
as there i.s a public. Unquestionably
the • radio audience is a stratum of
all audiences, and. the peculiar ihr
timacy of a rnic'rophone can present
any orcht!slra. in its individuar sot.-
ting. ■ ■■
Th« result is that in my own case
the jfan rriail which appears, oh my
desk every, morning answers as. a
sort of ticker tape which. ..can rer
veal the diegree of popularity; day.
by day, of a 1 i thfe orchestras which
we ha ye ch oseh to present on large
networks,. .Naturally : no .entertain^
ment ioan be forced on the public,
nor, with iexperienc€s is 'there , ever
any attempt to do so.
Radio nlerely' 'ariticipates for all
of us. the- trend pf public taste.
"Whether next week will find. XhG
pujalic wa,nting : siniple melody or
will prefer Its scores intricately ar-
ranged is of no concern to us. All
we need tp knbw is Which orclu-slra
leaders the public enjoys today. Tiio
trend in ta^te runs "a cycle an.d.\yill
take care of Itself, r
One thing ninny per.^bns ovbi-.took
is tii.at tliere's. enough .room for a
wide variety of jazz leads. One or
two loadbrs may changb the accept-
ed style, init all good ..directors .can
Konsc the change and keep: in .step.
The point i.s that- the loader niUst
.excel in his^ -own line.
Musts ■ .
.. .Cioneraliy speaking, the thing
..wlilch "makes" any aspiring roung
niacstrp into a heaciUner today is
tV €s :~po.'--.e.'<sion of fi^bmb <li. ■ ' '' v
quality which the public can recog-
nize even tUough it doesn't under-
stand-.it. Versatility is average to-
day— there miis*. be bi-^iginality. Also
the . leader, of yesterday ■ who was
merely , an' attractive master of
.ceremonies^ has gphc his carefree
.way. ' Today he:.mu.'=i' l-><^ a d'-- .icr;.:!
an .ovganizer, .a -creator. That he
must be personable likewise comos
under ei • i>i oration — been-: the
pcM'sonal appwu-ance. career which
follows radio fame.
It i.s tlierefore,. hard to under-
stand why the theatre docs not Ih-
c-Uulc-'among its scouts a specialist
who will watch the risb of I'adio
reputations. Wliy can't dance pro-
moters look to radio for the key to
the public tasf^?,
• "W' hi eh brings us around, to our
initial sugg.eistibn, that radio can' bo
utilijiod, for -exainplipv; to create for;
the. hptej a demand fbiV an oro^
Which, it, can iater. feature.- ; Hotels,
it must be said in passing, are the
logical cradles .' for puomi.slniB: or-
chestras..- ^yherp people oat, . thbre
can be. ihore sppntanepus and just
cviticism of an .■ orchestra's - wPrth.
If the orchestra is.on the air at tht
same, time, both the hptel's cliehtele
arid the whole- public- :can . acclaim
the nierits of the leadei'.
. Errorless . Heroes
Supplementihg' radio there is, of
cburse, ,a necessify f or ciire^ful j)rcs-
eiitntiOn.. A'aliee •with his intimate
orchestra would, not have . been
appreeiated so quickly, in a larg©
grill room. Xor could lioU'e, with
his 30-piooe orchestra, do himself
justice if eramped In a' sm;ill. iiight
c'lul). Tlu^ matter of reiav.'senlaiion
is an art,' which must rememluT tliat
once a leader misses his mark, he' is
as detinitely out as an luitsung
popular ..song. The publie .won't
give hini another chance; since it
seerii.^ to be a human trait to de-
mand that a hero niakc no niistakes,
>s'or is , any . mist-ike necessary—
with no'rii\al:cai-e'. Likewis.-' it is not
important from! Svh.ere an ;p.v<>lief!tr.a..
comeSi, If the leader, is good; he ^vill
'make good.. After radio comes, more
recording/ talking, per.sorial appoar-
ancbs. A's.siiredly, there!« enough
money in the game to' w.nrrant' a
modicum of care— in Pi'csentati'on,; :
In conblusibn-, I must say tliat. the
idea of .'radio .as the cOurt.fopm for
ja/'5i. has. 'been .Well put. to test;
In fact, air of the thirty odd.
nationally knpwn orchestras which
we. have under hianagcmerit .liayo
either fp.und. tlictii- first favor or
aclvieyod. nnal success through the
test of . 1 roadcasting. ■ •
^ The Reigning E.uropeatt Successes Since
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74
VARIETY
FOREIGN
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Chatter in London
. English agents bobkinff - American
acts Ixei-.e do not go any distance
. out of their .way to gather press
. matter ab6ut :tliese lactsV :M;hcn »■
Aame is given to: the Publieity De^.
piairtrrient oi: General Tlioatros, it. is
not . knbwn whether it; is' -a trapeze,
acrobatic or mind^rcafling aot— all
left to the 1>. JD. to find out. A
.xiduch better and mure useful ar-
rangenieiit would be for the . iacts,
that are booked to play London to
sfend all their press stuff dlrcGt to
the P. D. of General Theatres Cor-
pbratibn, tiie .head of which is Mrs.
Tjadorr 6 Wbii, a , very energetic yo.ung
. woman. '
Olerth EUyh, the American dancer,
starring in the Pol ies Bergere Revue,
>aris, was receritiy.attacked by fpuc
roughs while walking through^ a
quiet street aifter the ^how. Putting
iip a gallant fight she managed to
eseapo with i slightly discolored
optiO. The ihciderit got to the ears
of Durvel, the manager, who ; be-
came gneatly afliMed and insisted
th^t either he . accompany Glenn
home every, evening or . he obtain
permission from the Prefect of the
Police for her to carry a revolver.
iShe decjded; on cirryirig a revolvef'
Glenn cbnies frohi Chicago^
English offieidl life worked to
death, «ven under- LaJioiir Govern-
. ment. Nobody at foreign Office ioho
can ahs wer a qiiestion Pefore; ii
a. m. ■■■ j _ "
Gladys Frazln, now married, com-
xbutes between London and Pairis.
Eve Grayj screen player, goes in
"The Flying i?7ooi;" new play by
Arnold ("Ghost Train") Ridley,
Sybil Thorhdike in talker lead of
"To What Red Hell," Alliance Stu-
dio. ^ .,„
George Polacco, Ghi op. tenor, still
grieving over Edith Mason, former
femme who aired him.
Menjou wants $40,000 a picture
..over here» ...
Bombardier Wells now a waiter
in a Mayfair bite-and-beat-it; golfs
in his off hours.
There ajp projection men on
talkers getting as low as four quid
'■*a week, $20, in London houses,
Lucy E. de la Mare, daughter of
Walter de la Mare, novelist and
poet, engagied to D. R, Rlngwood.
Mitchell Kennerly, no longer pubr
lt8hihg« Is giving up his Anderson
Galleries, too. _ •
Betty Compson goes back to Hol-
lywood for "Woman to Woman," to
be made by Victor SaviUe, director
of "Kitty." '
Jameson Thomas Is back on Brit-
ish International's lot.
Tallulah Bankhead is play-hunt-
Ing. . ^ , . t
Epstein, American sculptor who
drives the English frothy with his
ugly statues, is squawking that
every time he uses a girl she he-
comes a "faiiidus model.*' Says it's
the bust hecomfis famous, not the
dame.
Granville Bradshaw's slot ma-
chines at. the seaside resorts clean
lip $4,000,000 a year. \
Sir Roderick Jones, M. C, of
Reuters, news agency, has bought
Rudyard Kipling's house and work-
1^ shop near Brighton. Kip couldn't
■I stand the mob of tourists who made
it a half-way house.
W' Percy Marmont* film player,
soaked dairies $1.25 to buzz him at
a "Mlnehead film fete. Fans were
chiseled two bits for a handshake
and a dime for an autograph.
Mary Anderson, once greatest of
American actresses, now lives at
Broistd way, Worcestershire, not many
hours from Shakespeare's home.
She's just turned 70.'
British Broadcasting (governmen
tai) has got out a dictionary for
pronouncing doubtful words, which
will be news to the talker critics
who thought the English accent per-
fect- . ■
"Follow Thru" will be known as
"Follow Through." when it opens the
new bonilnipn Oct. 3, Ada May
only American in it. . »
E. A. Stone, architect^^whpse first
house seiEited 225 and whosfe last,
just opiened, id a 4,200-seCiter, ber
lieves the ideal iahape for. a M'ired
house is ilice in: egg.
Mrs. Susannflih.Bostock, wI<3ow of
the late Frank C. ■ Bostock, animal
trainer who died recently, .left ian
eistate valiiecj at over $75,000^
Muriel Angelus, 17, has jjust belen
, sighed to a - five year cohtract by
^_ Clayton and Waller; for stage and
screen versions of. their musical
comedies. She stoirts in by undor-
Htudyin? for Dorothy; Dickson in
"fiold Everything."
Cosmo HamiUoh's . niclihame Is
• ■» ''Cbssie." ' ' '
• Arthur pohtv V, P. of Wardour,
dcIayirtS: liis trek to NeW York with
==-H=print^of=^iiekmail^^^
LachhVan's- verslDn <; of Thoitias
. Hardy's "Under the Greenwood
Tree," 'whiGih seeritis to be tiie latest
at ^iino a week is .staggering West
J!:nd i iiff aocountanls. •.
: J'Mirni' Wjillace, crime novelist and
playwright, guessed f.or five, cols on
who kiilod Mr. Duff, Crovdon poison
mvsicrv; and came out even,
."tstrn.w:.. hats are-..; selling ' for six.
■oonfs.-' • .X •. ': ' ■ ' ■. " .
Ptit^gy ■ Robb-Smith,: .actress . who
has broadcast a lot for B. B. C.,; is
the big voice at Elstrfeo, doUbUngv
for mb^it Of the: foreign stars.
. J'jriglish .think a .t'ftuickieV rtieans.
a talking .short. ■ . . \.
l^oyalty going in for novel writ-;
ing. Lady Piv ell : Miles has cl icked
with one, and Miss Lilian Bowes,
Ly.oh, Duchess;,, of. : York's . coasin,
With ianotheTr ' ' ' / - :; .VV . . ;^'
SwafE discovered that they played
"Tb What Red Hell" at the Kilburh
Empirb: with a sliding roof: kept
. Edith. Day.has returned from WLa-
: S. A. Rolley who wrote "Portrait
bra, La-dy"' works In a London bank.
Lbridon women are wearing grben
piowder . tb cover isunburn. •,
look mouldy. . ■•
.Selwyh and Cochran advertising
for English chorus girls, for Ariier-
icUn .compahy bf . *'Walce , TJigt and
Dreani;"'' - '
. Helen Burhell> discovery of Piaul
Murray and Jack Hulbiert for "The,
Hb^ise . "That Jaclc Built;" is really
Helen Browh. i-Jtied. hp for the-, West
■End..' ■■■
Lady Diana; Cooper who was Lady
Diana Manners of Reinhardt'3 "The
Mlrable,' • having retired from . the
stage, novir ..retires from.; social life.
Expecting a babyV . . '.
Lord Aberdeen, Seotcli, has work-
ed out. gag of .-using, cherries In-
stead of candles oh k birthday cake.
He can't eat ciahdles. He^s 82,
George " Atkinsoni ; after .. listening
to Eddie Leonard in his first talker
"Melody Land" wants to know what
a "Wah-Wah" :is. .. • ^
Joseph Coyne is a carrot and
cheese addicts
Ida Peel is- the yotihgest British
actress doing dialog.
(Miss) BlUie Brlstbw; once of Fox
publicity staft, . is . now plugging
stars on her Own.
Fay Comptoh, who was thinning
down for Mehjou's "Fashibhs in
Love," is ■flndlng Ehgllsli menus
hard on. the fashions. •
Jessica- Page replacing Ruth Mait-
land in "Mr. Cinders" at the: Hippo-
drome diiring lattier'g illness.
Arthur Gibbons opens new. theatre
in October and has; yet" to find a
play suitable for aii intimate 500-
seater. Soniebody tipped him oft to
the "Little Show'-' at the New York
Music Box.
Trumain 'Talley, F-o* head in Lon-
don, has been fortnlghting at Deau-
ville.;- ■ -
Fred (Big Navy) Britten; .oper-
ated on board , fhfe; Leviathan for ap-
pendicitis,; is cohyalesclng in . an
Ehglish nursing hbnie at Southairtp-
ton.:.
IT'S ENGIISHI
London. Sept. 3.
■ Says, one fan to another on
Leicester Square, coming . out
after seeing an American
talkie:
■ '!y us,, they tprks; ahr larig-
Wldge, bn'y difrerUnt-ioike."
Havana (3ha^
By ttENE CANIZARES
liavana, Aiig. 29;
. Bl^ changes hjfcve been ma4e in
the local show business. for the sum.r
mer. Showmen are trying to keep
but of tiie red till the cold Weather:
prices iiave beeii slashed. Cheaper
attractions added. Special features
iniported, but still . barely : meeting
the overhead.-,
Fausto, the pioneer wired house of
Cuba, has had a- few .good weeks
to compehsa;t© the 'Slow business.
Last weeks "Lady of the Pave-
ments;'' with I^itupez. warbling, i
Spanish, paciked thMrt in.
Ehcanto, the ac6 Saehgjer house,
broke ill existing record3 fP'' 2i
week's showing with "Wild Orchids."
"Show Bbdt,'' a flop here at the
Mdrti theatre. Critics didn't exactly
pan the ;picture; but said It ws^s
Prado had the first all-talk and
sih^irig.f eature. .;"Broadway Babies"
4rew, but the bad reputation in the
house . didWt help any. Reprbduc-
tloii very noisy lor such a small
place. . "This feature had' a pi'olois.ih
Spanish titles relating; the story t,o
give a; cue to . thbsie who couldn't
understand: EhiSlish. ,'
Rivieri, latest wiied house in the
fartoUgh of yedadb. is a second-run
rave at Eliitree. . . . . .
. Betty BaWoiir . had her tonsil!?
crapped for dialog. \ ,
Binhie Hale . doesn't like tight
dresses — or. long. .Ones.
^ Thirty supper show girls for .xhp
,■ new ZlOgfeld theatre opening next
December ih.Soho section of London
lest
Poland
By Edward J. kurylo
(Continued from pa&e .3)'
Edgar Wallace type proves, that, the
two professions are not ■sb far apa.rt
from each other- as one might think.
The nlay is very ;no.vel in form and
the action is quick and surprising.
Ail-.Huhgar|an .Congress
All the theaitres are opening in . St..
Stephen's Week, thei festive occa-
sion of. a great provincial migration
to the ffapltai, when- country folk
profit in crowds by: 'the chance of
reduced traveling expenses and
multiple sights to see In Budapest.
This yea:r St. Stephen's day is ren-
dered particularly important by the
congress ' of; Allen Hungarians,
me^itnlnEf those residing
great number bf Americans of Hun-
garian origin have borne. Budapest,
is climbing ..to the front of cities
suited .for. conefres^es and meetings
of ..every descriptlbrt. We. haVe had
an .International .Tthbosophical Con-
gress, the Intbrnat'lonal. Gbhgr'ss of
.tfniverslty Students: lS; nbw. ta^ltlng
place, and the. International Esper-
ahtb (3bngresi3' was -a blg;^^^
•■.EspWranlo Plays'.;. ■ V
The' Esperiintlsts performed :a
new . play, "'Samum/* by J. Baghy.
a Hungarian Esijerantlst. Such .as
cQUld unde.rstand it -were, deeply Infir..
pressed by it, On this occasion it
was discovered . tiiat a; number of
pljays in every language were trans
lated into other languages through
the Intermediary - of Esperanto
which ha$ thus .jproved very useful
to literature. .There was also cele-
brated the election of Miss Esper-
anto, the prettiest girl in Interha-
tlonalrdbni. Voronlka Ejksta, . from
4Gsithon i'aT=^w^ s=<Shoijen^j9=^Ilss^a==
pcrantb.*. She nilght have tun sue
cessfully for MlsJs Universe, too.
Piano Players. H. p.
London, Sept. 3.
Two pianists from Jimmy
Carusb's SyncOpalors have bcoh re
tainod by the Vixto de Paris for atf
'iiddltional elglvt. W«"'k3.
Dbh Phillipihii the guest leader of
Eiicanto, returned to New Orleans
With his wife. Traversi, the organist
is out of this house, too, and has
organized a jaisz orchestra. . ;:He.- is
not keen oii leaving, as pretty .soon
he wili be niarrying a CUban girl.
; Medal Film Cp., managed by
George Nay lor, has been .appointed
distributbr of Columbia . Pictures.
This . exbhange also haindles the
Pathe pictures. Now Columbia will
get prbper attention, as Mr. Naylor's
experience In Cuba,' will help A lot.
R-k-O is hririging to Marti the
atre Monday "Syncopation." . Film
wVl be shown with full dialog.
Havana now ' has ; Fox Mbvietone
News. . One' Issue, tireekly. Cubans
like the subject.: " .
Paramount also. sends Ih it^ Sound-
News to the Fausto exclusively.
Cheap Natiye Films
The National Moving pictures Co.,
local producing flrm> has. finished its
first , film. "Gustavo .el Calavera"
titled, adapted from'the hovel :0f the
siame name, written by PaUl de Kqck.
Carmen del Rio; Mexican, . In, leading
femnfib role, and .Luis Marti, Cuban,
opposite.
Another film Is in. the shooting bV
Ramon l^eon, the .(cameraman with
Antonio Perdices, a Cuban, former-
ly an extra; in Hollywood. These.films
are made for local showings only.
Cost hot more than $4,000 ot $5,000
for. the full lengths.
Western Electrlc's business In
Cuba must be imi>ortant^ It has
opened an Offlc in the Royal Bank
of (CahaLda building.
.-. W.arsaw,.Ai.Vg; 1.
With the end of th^ opera season
again comea t,hc question: of' hbw. to
run the Opera without financial. loss.
Thi3..ye?ir it i short 2,500,000 zibtys,
Which must be covered by, the mu-
nicipality ' and the goyernfiicnti
The new-".papers are' t'onbin^^V^y
giving advice, but somehoiv ' it
doesn't work! Some people say iiext
season will bb better becaiase - Mr.
Mlyharskl, director bf the Opbra fOr
many seasbns,; has left./ . (Mr; Mly-
narski is engaged as i. director of
the Cohservatory of Music in Phllai-
delplila.) -
Mr. Stermicz-Valcropciata^ late
director of the Foznah Operai is the
new:-, director. How he will conduct
the Opera lias yet to b^ seen. ;. Hp
niust have, much po\ver.
This is the result of the unfortu-
nate position of being in the: hands
of the Municipality. .As a whole,
the Municipal Theatre^: the Opera
and other three dramatic 'theatrbs-
iare governed by d .general- director*
whose title is glveri; a3 The PreSi^
dent. Mr. Sllwlnski, the .president.
Is a. very capable and sincere mani
He spares no eftort tb manage these
four theatres, so that In the. fUtUre
there will be no need of a subsidy^
or at . a,ny ra,te only small ' assistance
requli-ed oi tho Municipality Or
CJoVernmbht; but It is 'str'ongly be-
lieybd that it is hot, in hiS linis to
govern such, a heavy machine. . . ■
Municipal.. Theatres' await .a vnkn
iikie the late Reichmah or- piaghilieff
or an Otto Kihn to conduet the .the.r
atres to. general satisfactipn. ' .
The one thing held against Mlyr
nairskl wias that he did not fiaVor
Polish composers; that, he consld^
ered . Only two ' Ppllsli . comppsers-
worth . mentioning: karol Szyman-
owslcl and him£f«^lf. Qf coursb. this
is not altogether correct. .
South Africa
By H. Hanson
. Capo Town, Aug; 2.
Censor. Board has. banned for
South A.f rica the British film ;'"rup
Burgomaster of Stilbmonde" (Maur^
ice Maetbrlirick'.s .. stage play), in'
Wiilcli liio English, actor. Sir Joliu ■
Martin Harvey, ..iila^ the . Ipad.^-
Banning . has. arOused **cPnslderablu
feeling regarding, the ability of the .
South' African ' Censor Board ti>
judge wrong or right, .considering
that 'this 'filin- has been' screened .in.;
other icounti:ies withou t pi?otes t': . ;
i Wireless news recently received.'
from the Metro-Gold wyh-Mayet
cami) on. the Nile: that .Doctor R. 10.
Barrett,- Uganda Go'vernmeht slebp-
Ihg sickness medical expert, near
the location,' Was; attacked by the
film company^s native .porters, It
Isj stated that the doctor ejected, a
drunken native from a wagon. .Th©,.
native shouted and 20 colored om- .'
ployees. rushed . to his lielpr assaiiU'i
ing the doctor. ; Several natives ar^
.rested.-. • :■
Johannesburg '
Xis Majesty^s— Guy Newall, with
Dorothy Bdtley and Co. In; comedy,:
"When: Blue Hills Laughed," Busi*
ness satisfactory. .
Enripire— ;Week July 22; Hanlon
Brosi, Wensley. and. Dale,. Bert Wes-
ton, • Mantell's Mahhlkins, Harry:
Weldon, Hilda, Glyder, Sanipsel and
Lebnhardi, .Les Jardys< Week. July
29; . Arthur Jameis : and: Partner,
Billy iand : Bcattle Birehall, : Harry
Weldoh/ Hilda >Glyder, Mahtell'a
Mannikinss > Bert y Wpston. . Hanion
Bros;; Sampsel and t^eorthard. : ;
•&t a h d a T.d A— Chef alo,. . conjurer,
Magdd : l»alermo Mid Good •
business.';'' V ■: '\i . ■
; Kinemaa, LtH;, . a^nnounc«.<? .pui>
.chase:from Radio-KeitlivGrpheum a.
batch of talkers.' : . : ' .
English contralto. Dame Clara
Butt, and hPr husband-, : Kennerle'y
Rurtifbrd, under concbri tour bver
here early next yeir. .They were iii :
South Afrlca.late in 1911i
AMEBICANS ABBOAD
Paris, A.ug, : 24.
In "Paris: ' Glbria Swahsph, ' Yi>^- ■
ginia .Bowker, . Joseph ;. PUlltzer,
Montgomery .Eyahs, -. Dea:h Shailer
Matthews, Mrs; Jay Gould, W. P.
Gaiinon, Camille Renault,; Florence
Mlsgen, J. J. Shubert, Vina Delmdr,
George "^hartbn . Edwards; Mary
Lewis, 'Marjorie Moss, Carl' Freed,
Mr. and: Mrs. N. O. Turnet, Rita
Bell, (jrazler Hunt . (Miss) Slgurd
Nllssen, Col. Hehry Jewett Furber,
Melville R GrbsvenOr. .:
Tieatr Narodowy
This theatre like the other twp t
Teatr Letni and 'Teatr Mbly are di-
rected by Emll : Chaberskl,. one of
the best producers in this country.
The revival of "Radzlwlll, panic
kOchankul," old comedy by Joseph
Krasbewskl, was . lirobf Chaberskl
has not always, the knaclc of choos-
ing the proper plays, .it. Is one of
the weakest Kraszewski : had ■writ-
ten (he wisis one . of the most
prodigious writers, ; with more than
500 volumes to his credit) and went
very badly. The next play, "Kirig
Stefan Batory," historical drama by
Szpotanskl, was a real success. The
King was played by oUr veteran ac-:
tPr Solskl, and Samuel Zborpwski
by an excellent actPr, Wegrzyh.. ,
Toward the end of the. season
"ileduta," a theatrical. . company
from Wilno, under the direction of
JuijUsa. Osterwa, gave a season at
this theatre, headed by Mr. Osterwa
in leads; They started with "Quail
rUns :away from me." Mr. Osterwa
Is ipopular here. Some time ago he
was a director of the Tea'tr Naro-
dowy, and besides is an excellent
actor. This theatre like the Opera
shows some losses, -though not so
much, about 500,000 vzlotys.
. Teatp Letni :'
"Love's Bet" by Gustav Beylln
brings anbther success to that
writer. It ran many weeka. An im-
portant part in. it is of an. Anierican
girl, admirably done by Ola
Leszczyhska. The play was under
/direction of Mr, ROzychl, new to It,
but done v,ery well. "This theatre
closed Its financial . year with - a
profit of close to '200,000 zlotys;
At Teatr Maly, "Brain's Stupidi
ty," comedy by Perzynaki, and
pliayed. with a borisiderable success. .
Then"Maiden's Vow," revival of the
late Cbunt Fredro'^ . masterpiece.
This is" the comedy in -verse;, ad- - ,
mirably acted by: Leszczynski, Stan-,
islawski, Maszynski, Malicka and
Modzelewska-
Teati: Nowy for some reason or
other had been closed. ,
In "Teatr Pol ski was produced
"Beggar's Opera" with, the changed .
title (An Opera for three farthings).
The wbrst failure .'in years. Any
comparisbji between "the Beggar'^s ■
Opera" asl produced, at the Lyric
theatre, Hammersmith, London, and
this edition reconstructed. . in Ger-
many, aind transplanted to Warsaw,
Would be absurd. Not surprising it :
Went flat. ' ',-■* ..
Teatr Pol&ki has . Bernard Shaw s
"The Apple : Cart" This political
cpmedy was awaited .with.; great in ^
teresti It was shOy/n . In Warsaw
before perfbrmed ; in • England or
elsewhere. "Apple. Ca;rt' was most
ably translated by Mr. Sobieniow-
iskl, but though It Was acted well
enongh It will not.be the great suc-
ce.ss.-of the season anticipated, as it
is too hea,vy for . the usual ; theatre^
■goer.- .. .
Through' some kind ■ of mlsunder- .
standing Tbatr Polskl had. produced
at the saime tlmb the piece "Samuel
Zborowskl," a play similar to a
drama performed at the Teatr Nar-.
odowy, "King Stefan Batora/' The
authors had: different ways of tell-
ing their story, but still they had to
deal with the sahie tale of Samuel
Zborowskl from . a different angle.
This drama was acted and produced
excellently, .as this is the usual case
With the Schifman company. Bor-
owskl as a stage director (prpducer)'
.exceeded himself. . : '
■ Buchanan's 3-Act.
, : ; Lohdon, .Sbpt. 3;
. Jack BuchAnan takes a iyiro-yreek.
flyer in vaude oponlhg Sept. 16 at^
the Palladium. He Will be assisted
by. Douglas FUrber .and a girl, not
yet selected. '
Elsie iRandol ph,: Bvchanan's f or.-
mer asspclate, Is rphearsing for the
new show at the Dominion.
:Minneyitch m'Sparn
London, Sept. 3, .
BPrrah Minnevitch . and his har-
rnonlca band bpbnsi Sept. 7 at San
Scbdstiarii Spain, tor two weeks.'
; After that he gPes into the French
version of "Hit the Deck," opening
Oct. 1 at the Moga.dor,^ i?arls, under
the \itle of "Hallehijaih."
(Continued from page 2)
("Black W^itch").. at New Gallery
and "Blackrtiall'' at Capitol in third
week, and . "Cocoanu^s;' lh fifth at
.Carltbh. ■ ■■.•■•:■
Rest 'of the West.. End houses
playing weekly change. With :S.tolls'
way up on R-K-0 VSyhcppation." .
. British International haying a
wholesale clear-out right now. Shut
down the publicity department, cast
out the casting office and staff, got
rid of .Several scehari.stSi art direc-
tors, : directors and nilsdircctors;
GO-oUts include "Toby Carpentor,
Elliott Stannard, 'T.homas Bcntlcy,
Castlctpn Knight and a fcw odd-
ments of. stenog.s. and such.
John Aiaxwell wielded this axe.
.gihe=f ore.igri=-m a i-lvC ts=haH:e==
disappPintmcnt. So ha.s some of the
stuff made. Understand tl-ivee more
scheduled to kiss the studip good-
bye in the near future, same! being
near the top .of the outfit at this .
Equipment in Stiidiois
British Filmcraft, - wiring ■with
RCA, rebuilding its Studios as old
ones not fit to use. I'Mgure to be
working by end October.
Edibell, lined up with Edison BeU.
Talking Machine Company, gPihff.
into Elstree to make one. Shooting
silent and putting the dialog oh disc
after.- .:■;•' ,'" ..■ .'■• , ■
Fox gets a good break this week:
with three West End. runs, ".Valiant. ■
at Astoria and StOll, and: "Behind
That Curtain" at New Gallery.
Par has "Cocoanuts" still at Carl.- ,
ton, and "Studio Murder" at Plaza,
wi.th "Nothing But Truth" at Oxford
Street Cinerha HOuse..:
" Capitol holds. "Blackmail" 4th
week and ho slide. ; . .-.
'■' Piccadilly replaces "From Head-
quarters" with "The Gamblers" this.
2cth.v ': ,' ■
We.sterh Import. Through
Western ..Import Company, gpo.^
J_ nto.r3 rb lunt ary .lif iuJdat U>n> P"®
"the ofd-fimcrs, and bad theTliT^^
VVinik in. Run by Tom R; Davis,
and the Aitkens were concornod
one pbriod. ' Liabilities around $130,-
.000, and assets $85,000. First and
second debentures for some $12y.00"-
Deiicipncy for the debenture hoid-
trs and nothing for unscruroci
creditors, who- Include the l)ank r'>r
$21,000 overdraft Strange & !-•'••
film printers, floi> for $15,000.
Wednesday. September 4, 19^9
OUTDOORS
VARIETY
75
osers
Revive Outd(K)r Mm
/Chicago; Sop^^
• A ■ ipusle •tax- ; «V?i'y
branch of tlic outdoor show busi-
ness is no\ir-h4ne '<i^^i<^# W?*: ^
tlie^ lyiusio JPublishfer?:; Association
apd Authors, knd- ComposersT So-
; ciety; /rhVoiiglvE.^. ;jlartinan,; local
attp^ey ' for tliie : group,; a\ taxation.
^ eciile bri all forms ot music, whether
canned - or : ahimatea/ beiiiS iis^d
outdoors,, la being cbmiiutpd. •
■ Hartman ^as started by sending;
out seven men In the field to oover
and get ' tlie jowdown on all out-
door shows, fairs, parks,, in fact the
entire outdoor field. Present cal-
culation Is to make d straight yearly
basis of taxation df $150 a year for
every show; This.; figure is prob-
ably ttintative,, owing: to. difficulty
In feegregating the various ,typ<es.. of.
chows and the amburit totally rep-
reseht^d in the outdoor biz. " ; . : - --^
It is estimated there are from
ftrotind 90 to" 100 outdoor, shows ahd
carnivails; a with(/ over 20O / so-called ;
tmiusemeht . parks. ;• Added to; tl>is
thei'e are Vver .1,000 state, .coiinty
and city fdlrs to be taken into ac-;
: counti; HOW the taxation: on these
fairs, which eniploy music of sonie
sort . or otiier. Is to be As'ured out
has not been decided yet. ,
Tax levy bn the outdoor, business
assumes an^: aspect . of ; very . Im-
. portant ftirt.d' widespread proportions.
i:hree years ago the same propbsl-
. tioii came /up, but wafe thwarted
through the intierventibn of the; then
Clipper. At thiat tiime the tnus.ic as^^^
eobiiation agreed to temporarily la^y
. off. the outdoor field. -
Now, with the revival of the tax
. . question, it indicates., only d beein-
. ning» with ijb teliin.B as to how far
'■ the assbciatioh Is prcpa^^ to go
In the mattei> Assuming that the
.. tax levy once gains ah inroad into
the outdoor .bl2, not a single branch
• of it, ; in^ludingr:- every thing, front .a
. niusic bojc,-; niihsttel show:, girt show,
to a hurdy gurdy, . will be exempt
V from tax.: ' ^
PASS HAT FOa
Joc' Ann,. ! Freak, Had Beien; M^ni
"Cannon BaU's" Bad FaD
. Mildred Painier;,: .2ij, f6r.rner.-;j^jdtLv
show perfbrmer .aii'd recenliy at; Hur-
berts, . iNeW Yorki. as ' Joe-'An.n, ' half
mWh ahdt /half wbhiari,. freak, ,who
|di<id iit Be^^
two . weelcs ago. .fescaped a paupfer's
turial .when, f brmier • platforrn ' Qom^^^
rades: passed -the '.hat^ t^^^ provide a;
decent .•biiria.l; -/ .; '.'/■■■;; ■■ < .■,/' •
■ Miss iPalmef . wa
appearing at . Hubert's ' and .'bug-
cumbed later tb heaft failure. /::With
parents : . arid •friends-,
/mains were' ;'reieg;^ted; -tO; the .City
Morgue;/ A>sobst&r on a downtown,
daily, figured it a . -s'tbry ' arid/ evieri-
tually located" fdrnaer associates, who
had worked . .A\'ith;/.Mlss. Palmer in
th^/.Times: . gqufire. ;sid that
took .{upi' /a., .•collectic^n to/ jprbyide
burial. . ■■.'//••.■. •■.;■■■'. ■:■ ■■■.'''/'■■■.'':'
c . Miss Palmer; h be.6n 'in the side
show/racHet byt a few. months be-
fore deatl}, and ;corifided -Bhe had
I been a mahicu'rist before thai. . .
Syracuse, N. Ti, Sept. 3.
Missing the net .when shot from
a cannon at the New York State
Fair, . Wilhelm WeidVich, billfd .as
"Wilno, . the Hiinian . Cannon Ba.1V'
hindod' in St, Joseph's . Hospital,
With injuries/, that yrtll kecp^^^^
.from perform iirig . for some time,
Han!» ■ 'Wejdrich, brother of/the li>-
jured man/, stepped- into .his.; pM^^^
the act. . .' ' ; :/ .:
■ As .Wilno. shot .slyyward ' attencl-
ants ran toward the net; ' It was
apparent that he would; fiili' short
Coming down, the pVjrfbrm^
strucic .on' .an. ii'.oTi ' cross..,piec.e an^'
he ^plunged tO;. the. ground: He was
injured about the. head and shbul- '
ders and . also suffered a. badly , bit-
ten tongue.;,;/ ...^ '/■•'•./. . \
/ MIKE iAK ON ItOAD
Chicago, Sept. : 3; ;\
- Mlke/Batines/has taken to the road
for, Barnes :,&j Carr.uth€rs, replabirig
his brother, Fr^ Barnfes, deceased.
Toronto Exposition
.. Toronto, A Uir. 31^ /
The Caniidian .N.ational KxhiVjitioh
is in Its 51st year, thi^ season. It
licyan . whon ■ scattcrea Dominion
farint>riR and trader's pot toKotlu-r
once a year from; llioir distant, com-
m.uiiit ios, , to talk . over b usi nrss <i nd.
the fii.tijro of the Colt')ny.. .It has.
a hookfjround: Of .trhditibn, ; . .
• The fair is given in. a SSO^aore
plant. : worth • $20,O00,6o0 : ...llio a.s-
soivhled . exhilvits are probably be-
yond ."caU^ulation. '.../■
This year it is .stacfinK fv- patriotic:
pageant invrolvlhg 'abixie 1;500 iieoplo
on the stage : and in . all .respects,;
is by long odds the- biggest . and.
.most imposing thing of- : thO; kind . iii
the western worid if . not .in .t he
whole . world; , Every year.- it is ac-
cu.storiied to. break its . atto.ndanee
record (the gate crossed 2,000,000
last- y^?ir); . and usually takes down
a' profit sutllcient to add abyyt a,
million dollavs' . wprth pf - iniprovef.
m(»nts to the plant. . •
All this data is . by. way of ;Pi'e-
amhle, introductory to an estiinatc
of -th c Kxhibitjori's midway, this 'and
for;a year br tvi'o nast made up.iOf
the Cherry and Rubin shows, why
came in after the Johnny Jones
Carniyala
. CIRCUS FOfl MEXICO
Alfred Gardenia Invading ■■ Wjtb
• Winter Show/
/ Alfred Cal-dbniia, .of the .Plying
Cardonias, \now with the Ringlirijg-
B. & B. show, is taking a. winter
circus to Mexico, opening at El Paso
Dec. 15 enroiite. / . ' / / : . r. ; ,
. As .Oardbnia; is a Mexican,-, he
knows how to lay out a. . Mexicah
Itinierary. At least four weeks will
be played' in Mexico City.; ]
Among some of .th€| acts Rlated
to go are the. Santiago Trio and
• Rae and Rae.
N. 1 Barring
Bergen Coimty in general and.
Hackensack, IN. J.,: the county sei?.t
, in particular will bar carhiyals: next
season. ' ■ ' ■ . ^ ■ /'
. Decisi6n : was reached after a
Btovmy session -bf ; the' council men
of Hackensack. .
With-/ HaekeTisack and Garlstadt
out, carnivals wili lose : tw<> of the
most lucrative standi in New^. Jer-
».ey. . /"/•■:• ;■//,'■/:'■;
N. y. HIStORY 5AGEANT
/; / .-. Tbrikers; S. pt. Si /
■ /The annual, pageant give it.- under
the direction of the //Westchestier
, County i?ark - C^^ will Ije
; given: at Playlahd, Rye; N. Y:, Sept.
0 to 14. ■; -..
• The plan is to give an episode In
the his'tory of the County each. year.
. Last yeair ''The Coming of the Red
Man" was the title of the chapter
rPresohtcd. This year it .will be
."The Coming of the \Vhite Man."
.A group of, 300 amateurs will be led
by a halt dozen professional
players. './ . • ■ .
(For curreni vyeek (Sept 2) when
not . (Otherwise i ndicatetl.)
Ajax, Varina, Va.- / ..
Alabama, 'Bond, Ky. :
AndersonrSraacr, Torringtpp, "Wvo.
..B. ■ & , B.. Klngspoi-t, r«iin. ; 8, Spruce
pijie; N. c. . . ■ ■ ■ -y .
■ linrldw's, Djinklrk, Imd,
Bee'a, HodeenviUe, Ky.
. Bei ftardi, . B.elJievlUei 111.
Uodriar, Vajp.^ialso, Ind. .
• Brown & Dypr, PottsvlUe,. ' . ,
Briic'e. TJinohium,, M<1. . .'' ■.
Br.unddpOi S'uperlo.r, Wis. ■.
. Bunts, -Xioulsa,- K-y. ■ ~'
. BUtlor, . WilUamsport, Ind.
Byer3i Klnprtslicer, OWa.
Chlraffo,, Jollet. 111.
Coe»s,' Lynch, Kj';- ' •
: Coleman; Norwich, Conn. . ' '
CoUey. -O'ltiaha.' Neb.-
Copping, Smcthport, Pa,
Coroy.'S.-.Hafrlaburp,. Pa. • •
CrSnlii'isi. Mlddlelown, O.
Crounsc's, Chrtthaui, N. T.
T)ljclej IlulevilTe. MlSJf. .
Ho.lsnn'.s, - Bethany, 'Mo. - - .„
■: lircw'ff, WalthSnri. Wass. ; 10,. TVWtMeld,
vt. .■■ ' : ■
''I?ndv'B; Susquehanna, Pa.. . , - •
Valrly'9, Ottawa, Krin.
.Fltinlng, CovlnBton. Ind.
Florida, rurcellvfUe, Va. ,. ^ ' . . i
Fol^y & Burk, Sacramento, Caut.
: Fjancis. rvVichlta. K.an. . ' ^^'^ ; :
.Gji llcr's. ' Cle^C'S, O.; . Milan. MtJi .
OI))b.<!,-.'Howni-<T. K.-in.-, .'..'.
<5il>t).i. Ho.. 2, .ncxten Kan. .
■ Olotb'ii. Cli'voland, O. ■ . . ■
Oray. No. 2.- HOerine, T^x. ..
dre^nbiirff,:' Morfr.aii, Utah. . .
. GniborB's. Bpi'kley. W- Va._^
Ilain-f-s. No. 2, Lone OalH. .: Tex^ . ,
' llfthson. MeComb. Ml.^f. • , \. . .
ITapnyland. T?Jk B.ipiils,. Mich. ■
■ Hnrppv's, TCden; . Tex.:
jrcll'ir's,- SoutlT River, N. J. ^ J-
Ifeth'9, Go.-shen. Ind.', 0, Lebanon, T^nn. ..
irni.- Fjilrllcld. Al.-i. - ".•.-'.■•
.. HofCner'.^, Ol'ppon. 111. • • • ■ ■
Internairon.nl. ChlcOlUlrP.l-,, Can. ...
. IsKt. Atlantic, la. . ' , . .
■ .Tones, -■'nelroU, Mich.
Knus, Frederick; Md. _ ' ,
.Ketchum's, Shc))herd.>>towni -W.. Va.
Krause, Bartourvillc, Ky.
J.auphlln, Memphis. Mo.
'Leppetle; Marlow. Okla. . ■ . .
I.evltt-Browri-Hugpin.s, Spokane; Wash.
I.oop; Ft. Smith, Ark;
McnelTan, .Princeton. Ind.
McGr(-Bor, DiiWIn.. Tex. . •
Martin- & Noe, Witt. IH. . . .
. Melvllle-Bel.ss.. nuU.apd...yt.
: Metropolitan.. Hni:r)!5hurp,.- Pa.
Miller.. PemlTip,. N. M. • '. . - .
Millej'9 Midway. Ferrjda.y. .La-.- . ..
Missl'sslppl. Cotton Valley,, La.
Monarch,- ritnton; Oklfl...r
Murphy. Indianapolis,:.. Ind.. :
.Nam, Talco. Tex. ■ _ •
Olilb. Boscvllle, O-. : 0. AaeJpW. .. •
Olil. Wari. Mt. Vernon, p..
raclffe;- Shelby.' M.i)ni;,:. .-, . .; .
|. '.page. .--McMlnn.vUle, TePn.^ '. , V .• . ■..
Pe.ir.son; Slielbyvllle, III. v .
.Poole. Mlpeola, Tex. .. ... 1^
Powers & Larkln, Benton. Harbor, .MlcH
Kefrhner, I>Qonvll1e., N. Y. , .
neithofter; Troy.- Pa.- .i., -
•RtcC Bros., DoqUoln, TII.... .
mce-T5(irmfin. ITepryetta, Oh.ia.
Royal, Cskalobina,. la. .. . _ . ^
Rubin & Cherry, Toronto, Cap-;. ».
dori; V . ':•"■■„■•'" '..-'.
Scott, Sheridan. Wyo.
Shee.Mey, Quebec. City. Can, .
■ Sleb.rand;. Lehibh,. .". . p.
I .Harry's.' Avllla, Ind., ;, . - .
Spprtcer, JPnclloii Park. ,Pa. ,
.=!teblar, i^eVlerville, Tenn..
f Lone. Marlon, y.a.- . ■■ -_-,'',. . - .-
i . Strnyer, Falrbury. 111. ! 0. /Watseka.
Suti.<ihlne. CAmpbelM'vllle.. Ky. ..
Tennessee.- I>aCollPtLe, Tenh.
TtdVvell, Hollla. O.kla.
- Virginia. Purbln. W. Va.
. Wiule. iJaiUrelvUlft, O,.
AVf«tom, •Vtincf-T>ur(.', . Ky. ■■.
■ TXo'rU of I'leapure; HiiHit-lO,: Pa.
2!arra;'..s, Gfirneld, K,. J. 0. Tlloomneld.
" , SERGE DIAQHI LEFF . ':
Serge iJiaghileifC, Russian bal-
let producer, vfho ..died suddenly
Aiig. I9 'at the /liidp/ yeniQe,, had .
been ill for isomer tlmei ..His ballets'
at Cbveht Garden; ibiidon, last, sea-
son had / to ' get on • without hitn.
ijiaghilelt /was a type of cultivated.
Russiian': Ireciuentiy found in that
seml--barbaric land. He knew jhti-
mateiy . all the/arts': and reVolt^tion-.
•ized' the .ballet;
His first ballet in 1908 gave op-
portunity not only to dancers but
to musicians and/paihters, Hertook
London by stdrni when . he first a.r-
rived . there in ajid Ihis visits
to New Ybi-k With 'th^'/pailet R
were such a hit that classic dancing
for the flirst time took precedence
i)ver opera in public taste. He put
life and color .into what h9.d been
before .merely beautiful and cold
French ballets.
He diBCoViered Stravinsky, the
composer, and did much to develop
Bakst, plca^iSso' and' otlier .paihtersf,
Despite his. genius his . "The
Sleeping. - feeauty" ' -was: terriblfe
failure in Londoin nine, ydarij . ago.
Since .. .then'., he 'Kaa'^ /.Bt'tiek-: to. the
biallet/'hibre;.a^ a^ part of ppiera thah
as separate entertairiTnent, except
on ' the Riviera where his ballets
have alwsiy'^' had great. ■Bu'^qcsse.s
each ' winter:^ ' . •''■ .•
nue). New York.. His Trenton the-
atricaV properties included the Lin-
coln, . Garden, '.Strand and Stacy. ..' :
At the time of his death he had
Ibbked after the Trenton, theatres
through his. New York. bflUce. '
Interment in Washington c«iincr
tery, BrooUlyn.. - // .
/ M AU m CE DU Bl NS k Y
Maurice Dubinfeky, 47,;.dicd'.at his
MACK HANLEY
: Mack Hanl.ey, . 41., yaudeyiilian,
died Aue. .29 jh/iBaiihine. -C*^^^^
tuberculosis.! .; "'/;.':' ..'■/: ■ /
Hjtrtley iCor sbme years appeared in
thW act of , Hanley a:nd ho wardi; ' His
wife, also in . vaudeville for years,
died about a year ago. . .'
■ In recent years . his health failed
<ibmpletely< forcing him pass, up
stSLge .'woi'k.- . • .: .
He went to the west coast in hope
of benefiting his health, the N. V. A
having him under its care.
JAMES N EAGLE :
Janies' /Neaglie, 76, old-time acro-
bat and:.contdrtibnlst,whQ:^
under . the- Inajne of Mizanb, .died in
London , Aug. ' 9.,/ Many, . years ago
deceased, vyras.' with the . , Selbini
troupe. //■''-.'•
;, Joe Williams, 58,.. for. -long con-:
nected with the Amalga-na^ c'l Mu-
sicians* ■Uniori...iai'ed ^iri France; Aug.
3. : of heart trouble.,- For 13 yea'r.s
he was a member of .the Generfil
Council - and . Parli.amentary Cbrn-
mittee of the Trades IJnion -Con^
Circuses
I home in Kansas , City, Aug. '25. He
^as the oldest of the theatrical firm
of Dubinsky Brothers, operators of
repertoire stock companies, and pic-
ture theatres in. the middle -west. Mr.
.Dubinsky, live' years ago suffered a
nervous breakdown, "With his health
gradually failing. ."With his brothers
Mr. Dubinsky for the last ;25. years
had .many attractipTis' .on the. rbad
and for/several years interested In
stock ; in : Katipas City. . For. a season
he: had the lease on the old Grand
theatre; Among theatrical people wTio
r^ade their start with one of the Du
blnsk'y '..cdtnjpianies. . was/ Jeanne
Eagels/His' vi^iie' and' little :daughteri
four: brothers and three - sisters stir
vive. : ■ -
Interment in Kan.sas City. v..
EDWARD BLAKE
Edwkrd Blake; ' Hawaiian ste.el
I guitarist, died . in' Chicago Aug. 31
Though he Wasn't, a m.ember of the
N. Y, A.,/the Chica,jS0 b^ranch was
appealed to and as.su med charge
.of thr; funeral arrangcnKtnt.'J.
grefis, being .elected cliairnian .in
19.22 and was for some time a mem-
ber of • the Msmohcstcr /C^ty :Councll.
Charles Woodman, 70,. former
music editor San lYanciscO Call,
died last week. Mr. Woodman, on
the Call fourteen years, retired on
s. .jiGTisixi^^ ': : ■
Wiilliim Cohan; electrician, ."Wer-
ba-s Brooklyn theatre, died last
week in. St. Peter's ; Hospital,
Brooklyn/ . interment in the Cedar
Lawn cemetery, .Patersbn',. N. J.
Aaronson Bitten
-■— -Jiyv-lng.^^a;nctn«cm=^i.s^J^ywadd^s-
ncwcst golf difciiilo. . Is doin,? all'
hi.s - shooting in . a cage across the
Htrppt from the Hotel Robseyelt.
>ays - that • judging ; by the spot
. on Iho c'lnvas!- he hits ■vt'herc' he
hits 'cm, his drives -would probably
1)0 .400 yards.
1*1 ans to try out in the open be-
fore long. r
, .Hagenbeck.-WaU'ace
. Ringling-B. B.
• Pfpif-miifT 15/ f:hK<.,..<-aiil. ;
mrnto: .4, Sl'-<.Tttori;- C. f'«kIan.J; o-S, bur.
Pranclis'jo. . ■ ' ■■. ■ '. ■
John Robinson
pAnti'mbT '2. ATHrtT Oi..; J. r?olii.mTj«.:
4. MontROTnery^ 5, -ivn.sao'-la, Fla.: «, Mo-
bile, • Ala. ; 7, '"iflV'"- .
Sells-FIolo
/«!fT.f»>ii,ber 2.. Tnlif..-!, .Okln..: .1 OkiriUifP";
4. Knid; oUlahoiia City, U. fcbftwneo:
7,. Ardmori* •
/ MILTON HERSKFELD
Milton Ilcr.shfold, 49, New Jer.«=fy
theatrical- operator, di'-'d Ayr- 29 in
i-Tc- w ..
He i-s. f-urviyed by his mother a ntl
brollK-r, Irving ners}if.«;ld, non-thr-
atric.al. ,
Mr.-ner.shf^lil for many ye.'irs hnd
been unu.suiaily active in tljo op«;r;i-
tion of theatrfs' mainly in Tronton.
although he al.sa had th^- Ir-aJ-x- arid
operation of tlie Stanley (741 avt-
Grover - C. Parish, .42, M-G-M
manager, Indianapolis, died in; In ^
diana .christian Hcspltal there
last Week of heart ..dLseaBC.; . His
-Widow - and two . /sonS;! survive. . '
Alton .Packard, 59;. eartobni.st and
song writer, died Aug. 26- in Okla
homa City, Gkla.
The wife of Pidward .Brlchotto, of
Chifaf-'o branch -Kaflio- r)Irtures,
died Aug. 26 of acute indigestion;
DEATHS ABROAD
■ Purif-', A up. 23.
T--^Elrscer-^QotJerr.e2,^-'4 =^ifla;)-\\-Fi?4i t
.'irid fiCtor in Arf'^-nlnifi,' dif-d -at
L^u(•no.s-.Ai^^.^•.•
Louis Tabarie, CJ, Frr-hch tlx
atrical proinot<'T, (lied fit :T.,aiiiaV'ii-
If s-'-lidin^:-, v?her<,- -he illir ! tod tb'
bliird rf.ri-i[iosf r.
Francois BouVicilc, tili, I< i < n« f.
outfit hfid biid tilt UaU- M \v (.■(■> lip . .
for yoavs. . • ■
I'olnt of the- wln-lt- affair. -is that
in tlK? iuipi'i's^ivt- .'^iiriviiniiiMtrs of
tliis in;iniihoth.,*,>iiUM-i>riso. tl). ' in;d-
■way i.s cliisuv. aiuW . tio.rry. .liii-l-viiig.
Playing IMaiillUld; iN". .1., undi-r tliti ..
;viM)icos of t-Ue l.oi-.'U .-'^V(.^-)l'^l.u|•n. .the.
outUt -would, look big iind ilasby,
Spoiled ; in tho midst . of ..this- luiye :
ir'uU-isi.rinl and arli-'^tic .spoctaclc it's' '•. •
■a, bust..-.' /; ■■'/:
^ Toronto, ftoonip to feel a' little that '
'way about it-,: to'o.
They pnni a li.vaxitifUl. c;vt.ilo'g. of
;tho. i'ajr ; in .2,60. pagts/'wich-.^iiTi.r at-
traotiy'e colored .cover.' 'It is: paclifd ,
witiv.' torse. ..and useful. luXoriViation .:
:ib(nit thi> t-xhibitlori, lluVored wilb
hnnlly. . resi5^%ained:.. enthusiaani. for
tliO; lh!i!titu:'ti;on/:.'.'Tho ■«ol.i't'.ary ''.
orence to the. midway atidv its riot :
of . g.iiety is this perfianctbry : line .
in the' tieparlmeht; headed "•t3. N. .E>i /
'Directory"' ■ -. : •■/ ' - ■ '^ ' ■ /• , .
/*Midwsiy-r-Dil;\cetly . east . of the./:
grandstand.. '-- Cherry • and /Riit»ii>\/
Shows.'* "■/;/.-: ' V- ;'..;. ;
'Spirit of Catition.
(■ The.-.Iocal new$paperfi/hand^
angle, in the, siinie- .spirit , of c<jLU.tioni ■:
Sunday . Star ' i^:i3read „ itself ,in- il-s.
iiiaga?.ine section. T'be young. lo'caK
^nthusi;.ist '•\\'ho . Wi'ote - the. glbwihg-
appreciiitioh ' of the fair: called xipon .- ,
all the colors in nature's palette. tb' '
do .justice -to. its ' grandeurs.-. . His-
ref oronceis to ' tlie no-w : mlllibn.'-doUar
au tomobile;- show / building.: w 'a
moving , bit oif ' eloquence./ V He ^i<i '
handsomely by* the: congress of farm ;
indu.strles^:' the assembly of - nja-'
chincfcy and the .card o'f 'spbrts. . ..
. He got around to the niidway In
ncjft to the last ; paragraph,-., tyrned: .
over- to am inside page, and this is
all /the . enthusiasni he .could pump ■: .
up: / /■• "-/-.. ' ' .../.: ■■ ; -/v ■/..., - - -
.'"Then there is the nitd-wfiy. There .
is always, in :fact, the midway. This
year: it. iS;th'e anialgamatiofi of three
circu.soS in- an,/ und.ertfiklnrr which
has . been.: the - chief occupation- of
Rubin. Cruberg,: : that energetic
southern Showman, for 12 months,
Mr. Gruborg is jsure he has some- '
thing new.'' .
, .Gnce .more ," the Ibcal view of the
am^isemeh;t .feature Is 'cautious, not
to : say hos-tiie;, /
And the point Ts well taken In
the: opinion of ■ Variety'.'? reporter.
Thfere isn't , a thing ' oh the lot that
ish't characteristic : of an brdiriary ^
carnival playing Pl.ainfteld, for in-
stance; There's a lot more of it,'
but there is .not'one touch not typi-
Qal of the routiher grind .one-way
take- that- peryades. the whole; out-
door show business. .
tiookihg^.at it frbin another ariiglfr.:
There are thousands, of industrial
exhibits by pKoducer's of everything
from ^pancakes to .oil burnlnor loco-
matives and every last one is striv-
ing at c6.st of -money and enter--
prise, to earn public. gobd '.will. There
is, for example, an enorrfipus build-
ing given ; over , to. - food products. .
The thrifty Canadian hoUf?ewlfe can
(and does, you ri)ay--be sure) go.
through thl.<r place and accumulate '
several :.lar/?o ; market basiccts full -
of samples. Rubber tli'e o^)mpanIeS,
card inde.x mdker.s, Ch 1 cago )>ack -.
efs and every. ^coneei^^^.ble. kind, of
bi'h'?ine.'<s offc'rs sorne atti\'ictlve idea
tb cair-h intei-cst. . One i.s a printed
card .wivich may draw a pri/.e; an-
other is a .premiiirn for pucsaing fh.e
weight of a flock of hams on dis-
■playi ■:./
. The" butdOor. show busine.s.s is
about tho only .onterpri.<:e ropre-
sented on the ground that presents
a, grouf'hy . "hotbin,c; for. nothing"
front and does it aggrcs.«ively. Once ^
more the point, here is /that this
exhibition if; the pUim date of the
whole outdoor amu.sement business
and nobody in the trade has the
constructive enterprise • to go:- :ajCtcr
it with anything thjit wasn't .stale
the. year after' the Chicago "World's
Fair, hold in 1835; i^inoe whlc.h date
the whole eaVnival business -has been '
living, on the slowly ■diluting, "pres-
tige of -the . mi(iway and -hasn't
thought up a single substantial Idea
on its own. -■•
-;■■' No Strong Joint8^
. This Cherry and Rubin outfit .Is.
clear of ."strong joints" in the way
of. (Chance games. They go etirictly
oh the "sUlU game" for their. take.
Their shows are what show busi-
ness . calls/ '.'clean',*' and in a tech-
nical trade sense the outfit is above
repr.oalch; - It is only when the show
is- examined in reference to ' what
it gives -f^rjr What the 'Chumps spend
that it makijij a sad speft^irle, p'ar-
ticulaL.r)y by contrast to the fihie .spir-
ited atrhosphere in -vs'hlch it is . set
—for this Toronto fair an exhibit
inspired,, certainly oh the part of
tho . community, by , enfbOsiastic
pride. ' ■ -.' "'
As a . sample of; ..the midway's
.'••porting hire, they: biivo Ave or six
varieiif.s of roll "downs . fr.'im.fid isn
tlie pokf r- l-.ahfi fystcni." . You roll
tlir«-e or 'fivf.'' (>r 'two . r;.i1>b(.-r - balls
■into-— fcf.iiri.Tja:r-tiii ':-rii^ ■ iip.'X , -iX^ .auto-
inai'ir ' d(. \ ii t!.;-f v,-H iip tJiC' appro-
pn/'i.lr.- -<-.'.'u'1. ' Tt;li sp- y-u'; gf-t two
h\ic(-i):- y(fU k'M. If'yo.u pot two
(iiK't-rj"- and %\jin yoM arci rewarded
with, f.'i.x.i-'-- iUtd, roiild b" bought in
Woi lw.orti.^s fi.j' .svm'} price , or
' I( -.•..«•-. A^-- ■ H'' dt- vr<'c.'}- have
i,f. (::)iii:!.ii' iv «-v< r. so ti.>- i-^ rco.h|Las9
.(CcriiJMi'.(.l on p.age 70). ■
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VARIETY
V A R I E T Y
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
VARIEm CHICAGO OFFICE
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■ .Efiglevvbod/ ■ . •
- ' , B iff n iijh t l>vc«clai\ ^ ith i 1 0. at t s.
hore f piV tlie, weekly pjrpfeifisilorlal pi'«
yie\\\ PlaeQ; Svas SRO, ' ■Maybe; a
good slokan: SKO with RKO.
'Ti'inco and Dancer," foreiffri silent
• feature.! ■ cii dn' t mean '..any thing ; it
was .^tbft barg-aih vaude buy that
brought tiicm in, •
Ed and 'Jay. "McCrea. rings, look
good; and dyer iQne, Could opon . or
closo.h!^ any family . house,... . - ;•
Warrtexv, .Cole and .Warner, (Ne.w
Acts), man., and w and- two kids,
: get. adross. :. jiiids -are uisually' sure-
fire a rid these two 'i are . .roleyer
enovigh; .. /. '■ -v ■ ■'
Charlei; Friali, banjo lilayor, seerncd
nervous*, and muffed a. coyple pf
nptps. He can play the. fnstrumierit'
well enough, but- shOuld. S.et - better
music. "Miserei-* was. not. intended
for the "banjo. For lenient, uncriti-
cal trade. .
A da,nce. flash. Alma Duval and
Co., followed.. 6et .is soft and
soothing tbi the eye. Two men, oiie
adagio, other tap; and two femmes,.
one a danceri other at the piano.
The dances ai'e all recognlziable and'
ordinary but over here. Audience
was exceptipnally generous to evpry
act, herie; merely polite.
. XVhitehead and Alvere.?, cPmic duo,
are'funriy at times. Alverez, .Spariisth,
girl, . wrho . gets her laughs with
accent; Whitehead , mak^s enough
noise to rate as a, comic. Famil.v
time.
. Large and Morgner, one-le^rcred
acrobats, who played the Prlace
here two weeks ago, were over big
with their strong arm stuff. Sure-
fire.
Mack and Rogers are of comics,
with standard cracks and funny
faces that get. a laugh. .One sings a
ballad; out of keeping with tone of
the act. Something snappier would
be an in^iproivement,
. Dance Bubbles (New Acts), six
hoofers %vho pleased. Should get
across as long as they keep away
from bi^ time. Starts slow but
picks up nicely. The two, fellows
have pleasing voices and . harmo-
nizing bits wei:e big.
Ventriloquist . turn. Ketch .and
Wilma; liked. Pemme plays straight
to the dummy, with the ventrilo-
quist sticking in the background,'
except for* his closing duet number.
"Banjoland," old act with all neW
people, closed. Seven fellotvs play-
ing banjos and one femme dancer.
One ban joist, also, lays aside his
instrviment to warble. Opens with
novel set. huge banjo, backed by
black drapes. Only set that hit the
audience as wor-thy of comment.
The act is for family tirtie.
is'ot one outstanding, turn on the
bill, with the possible exception of
Large and Morghcr; but no really
bad act. Entire bill, above average
shown here for some while, hoop^
Belmont .
A first half at the Belmont is as
good as a last half. Three acts
either way with picture counting
most. In the neighborhoods a so-
called vaude house Is primarily a
picture house, especially when a
house like the Belmont has dropped
its vaude importance from five and
six acts to but three arid .making
a concent;'ated play from the screen:
By solving its vaude problem,
Keith may yet pull th^ B6lmont out
■a winner' for its 50%. interest, B&K
holding the other half.
With "li'ox Foliies".last week the
house did spme biz, Tuesday night
with, a near filled main floor- arid a.
better gallery than seen here in
so long a time.
Throe lightweight turns on the
bill with Petot Le Anna & Co. Open-
ing. If two gals do some Inconse:-.
quohtial .taps a,nd back berids . for
a novelty start,', the' idea misses.
D.Ull opening for; n iairly good acro-
batic foursome,, irtcludirip two 'men
who are old timers .rind show iti
Be.ft is. the rislcy •ft'Ork.
Saxon, jrieed .. and Kcririy (N'f'w
Acts) propped up the riiiddle with
.Polly S.axori copping all the honors
in the turri. This audience,, not
, .u«ually Overentlruijiastic.. .wept tot
Mls.«3 Saxon's, baby; chatter in a big
way,.^ ■ • ■-• •
Junior : Scandals, minute rovup
with : five feriimeis and three boys,
■ •w'piind" up! . i.nV a . hoofing spasm,
.broken "4n tWQ places by a .-cotiple
of. Avah-da.vda girls with a thii'd. .at
the. piano. Too slow. arid- reiJCtitiousf
frori-i .start to flnisfi, .with youth - the
only, thing the turn can boa..st.>;
. No ^shorts on. the screen otho.r thaii
Coslon. reverts to the owner, of the
l)ropprty. ] larry Bpuumont and
two , Vitaplione tr.'iile.r.t ;of .rilediurin.
length. ' . Idea of. subblri;g talking
trailers for . shorts is a g"^od one iri
the ricighboHiobds. - , :
Another thing they - go .for here
•is ; eommu riity. singiriff - via Heriry .
Zimmerman's orftanlog. Ltitter, pro-
'ficient, and popular ; with the fftns.
• ■ , Loop.
.Stev'e M6nti?oriier.V ha.«i joined the
local ...:Coluriibia./c.vpharige, handling
.short; subjo'cts. ' .
Boh Piazza is replacirig. all . girls
ih-the local R-iK-.p o.ftice .with boys,
and shifting bookers rthd reviewers.;
Eddie. Weisfeldt; production man
ager . of tire. Wiscon.'iin ' (Fox-Mid-
wesco)v.- has resigned. > .
■ Madliri ; !'(gdnd)
.'ipund Ailg. 30^ .:
.rep I) ori.ed . >: w i t h
Coipny,. one of the minor .. houses
on ,.the ' bankrupt NatlpriaJ Play.-
DETHdIT
By JACaB SIVilTH
'<"iiN.s — "C'patieclieut -Ts(.nkce." ■
Civic— "After • Jiiirlc." \
Mlclil6nn—'"l<'ast Company." ;
- - '.Pictures • . -
■Vox-^rX'ock' Eyed Wprld."
drlontnl^VWefht Plngcrs;"
MudlHoii-^-'Our tibdern Maldeiiff."
..i%diiin»-r7-"P6ur: Peathera."
,st«te— "iJrbadway." ■
Flulior— "The Hottentot."
Piiramoiint— "Dance of iAte.'' .
I'nUed ArtlstSr-'-EvainpeUne."
I Daley as Sayoy mgr • (l-'ox).
back to. Now 'STork for Fox
.ropolitan; -. ; ;
Daly
Met-
Buslne.ss at Palace-OrpheUra and
■ Rive rside, R-.K-O, ..splendid fin re-
? I i'i'tt* weeks, heavy ad verfisirig cilriii
pai.crns having shown . i^eriiarkdble
when '."Three Live .GhoatS" opens
at tinited Artists . theatre Sejpt. 6,
for world premifere, Charles Baron
hahdl irief spediar publicity.
JE*aramount, . former Capitol, re-
pperted with . new ^policy, excluaive-
-iy. pictures^-,'; ■ ;;'•.;
MadisOri ' first .of Kunsky-Publix
houses to: cut prices to ,60c. at night.
At: mieeting'; last Wednesday of
.aiichigan exhibitors, most of them
siigriod .lip for RKO and Tiftany.r
All matter in CORRESPONpENCE refers jtbVcurrerit week Unless
Otherwise ■indicateff. - . ■ ■.
^ ^ The cities under Correspbridence in this .issue of: Variety are as
follows arid'-bn 'baoesi:" •". ,
ALBANY
A S .BUR V p X rK . . :
ATLANTIC CITY.
BOSTON '.:,
BROOKLYN
CHICAGO .... .'.v...
CLEVELAND .:,.
DALLAS
DES MOINES ...
DETROIT ...:..>.
LOS ANGELES .
MILWAUKEE
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MONTREAL
NEWARK .
OAKLAND
OTTAWA .....
PITTSBURGH >.•.,::.
PORTLAND, ORE V
ROCHESTER
SARANAC
ST. LOUIS ..
SALT LAKE;
SYRACUSE
TOLEDO . .
WASHINGTON
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house- sti-ing operated by James-
Louis Neuhafer will bp.orate for the
owner. :
jAck Kelly, local . Keith film
booker, left for New .York to attend
film booking . meeting of the cir-
cuit. . . ' ■ ■ ' ; : • '
I. E. Berksori, owner . .plj RQseland,
and B. A.; Levin, of the Parkway,
have merged the two houses. Park-
way (silent) rerhains that: way, with
the Roscland. to play talkers.
Judgment of $160 was secured by
the William Morris bfl^ce against
Lottie Jlayer, high diver,- for com-
mission.:
Margaret Felch of United Booking
Ofilce, Chicago, recovered from- re-
cent illness. ' '
A deal is pending for Lubliner &
Trinz to take oVer the La Grange,
1,200-seat picturft house ' in . La
Grange, 111. I'his is One of the for-
mer Gregory tBernasek hectic houses.
About 3 0 Great States houses
throughout Illinois, dark for the
summer, reopened - Sept, 1 with
sound.
RivOli, Toledo, forriier Pantages
house, now booked from Chicago by
Frank Gladden.
R.alph Tippett, manager, Great
States' La SallCj has resTgned. . ; ;
Great ■Statos- opened the. Palace
in Danville-' Sept. 1. The Fischer
there, how dark, reopens .in a
month. .
Chicago Stock, ARoona, Pa., clcsr-
ed iafter seasoh at .Lakomont-.Park.
Charies. H, Rpsskam may .play , the
Mlshler .for the winter. .
Publix-Great Stntos has annexed
tlv^ Princess and Plazai Kewanee,
■III.. V : ■
. John Gustaiti.Si who sold the- Ritz,
Gary; to I. Turon, has ropUi-chasod
the theatre. • ■ -
\. Goorge Ailswortli, former mrin-
ngoi' f'or.Tiynch Theatres now with
Es.sarioss circuit. .
Jess Hogan, - former jnanager of
the Strtitford (National ..Theatj'cs),
now witlV. Fo:^.. cihioago^theatre.s..
IN CHICAGO
LINDY^S RESTAURANT
On Randolph Street
: Is Home Sweet -Home to the Profession
A Good Place to Eat and Meet
Stahl pictures. Meeting atterided by
Art Elliott of RKO and Oscar Han-
sen of T-:S. ■
Temple, here, being- wired, reopenis
this month "with continuous policy,
50c. top. '■ •
MINNEAPOLIS
MetroiHiUtan— Dark. .
Sh.uHrt-^Bainbridge stock.
Ileniiiepln-Orplieiiih— ..Man'.'j Man" ;
.vaiidc (Warlner's-Pennsyivaniahs); : '
Puntage^ — "The Jaz2: Age'.' ; Vaude.
rnlace^" Whoopee Girls" (Mutual).
Minnesota — "Greene Murdeir Case".;
"Parisian Litt" ; Publix stage show. .
State— ^"Mysterious Dr. Fu Mahchu.^'
Ijjrlc:— "Soul of Prance." V
. Grand— "Dangerous Curves" (2d loop
run).
Following' '.-Dracula" last week
the Metropolitan remains dark- until
Sept. 15 when /'The Nut Farm"
comes from Chicago, "Strange In-
terlude" is set week Sept. 22.
. The opening of the. Century (re-
modeled Garrick) has been set back
to Sept. 28 by Piiblix playing Al
Jolson's "Say It With Songs,
will be 75o. over the entire
after 6.: 30 p. , m„ the same
Minnesota^ Theatre will be
orchestra and stage, shows.
Scale
house
as at
minus
Name of Capitol, ace Publix
house, St. Paul, changed this •week
to the Paramount.
Richard Arlen,. visiting in St. Pa,ul,
made ;a^ personal ippcarance at the
Paramount there arid also 'at "fhe
Minnesota hei-e; - .
Marigold Gardens' dance hall has-
opened with a 12-piece.. orchestra.
Eddie- Dundstedter, Minnesota or-
gan i.st,. is leading 19 -piece orchestra
at the Arena dance , hall.
Publix is Offering the same sec-
pnd. runs . for an entire wieek at the
G ra rid In . the .loop and. the. Granada
ujitown. simultaneously!
MILWAUKEE
By FRANK J, MILLER
Alltiimbrnr^ — "Dark Straetji." • '
Auditorium— "VAsstoh Pliay'' (stage).
IhivldMOn— Stock.
. f!iiir»lon— "Say. It ' With Songs" (2d
wook).
Gayet.%' — "Take a Phancb'' (bur.).
• Ma.tes(ic'.— "Arf^ylo <\'i.se."
JMcrrill — "Word.s and Music,"
I^ilavo-OntlioUm — "Embarrassing Mor
nio.nt.s",; vnudo.
KivorKid«'--"roirIa 'hountl"; vaude^
>thind— "I.uflty Stiir" (2d weok).
A (Illiiitod Theatres formed
I'l'iito thcali'os in state.
to op-
Ahierican
Sept. 30. -
Opera at Pabst week
Local chorus in "Passiori
;it Auditorium (stage).
Play*'.
Rirhard Iloencck succeeds Jack
"On With Show," f rorii Garden to
M'aj(^sti'c for 7t.h 'fi-'id ' final ' week,,
closod in a : blaze of gloi-y busineas,
Al Jols.on in : "Say It With .Spngs"
.at' Crarden rlngiri^g the bell, ' v " ■ . • '
results.
SEATTLE
'.- . By. :dAy TR EPP. :.' -
. FIftli. .Av«»nue^"lmnglnp .lify jsihbar-
rnK.<(ineiU"; Fiiirichon; & Mardo Idoa.. .
. Sjrrttf lo-r-"CJreori('. M'ui-der '.Unse'."
'M«>tr<M><>Iitttn — "Dance, of I.ife.
- : Fox— "F'nozeih-iJu.stlce.-"- '
ItlUe Mouse. — VliuUeiiig •tJrunimond"
(•ttU .we.ok), : • ■ '
. -Music. Box-i^"S.T:y It AVfth Song.S;" -
Ori*hi»uiii-^"Tho SoDliumove" ; vaude.
. . CtHI.'-'CMhi — "Hchind'-.Tluxt -('u'r.ljvln;" .
r"lu»\bli(-r-"The IJftliib.dw Man. '
- JSnibUHiiy'— ."Spite, Marrloge."-
• Special -. Pararii6un't-Publi.v >'pbl
ii\V" .adTertlsemont.s^ .runhirig. tp. b'ig'
.spaoo iri local- dailie.s.. Y. .. - ■ -. .
\Vl th; Pahtag(.'is: closed at 'T'acomrt
the theatre' is benig readied to. re-
open as RKQ house. ...
Prince . Rupert, ' B. C..' fair , -Aug^;
27-^9, booked . r'A'rii'erioan. acts
through . Fanchori & Marco . Jocal
ofl'lces. "Throe Naths" being fea-
tiirod. Tills is, said to. lio farthest
north fair in the world. . .
. First annual na'vy: day Celebration
in- .l-^remcrton,' the navy town, sui-e
helped the shbw -biz:.' . ,
Musicians ' hb.ve agreed on five-
piece, 6i;cbestra for the. President,
which means houses of Henry Duffy
iiere. and in POrtland open, shortly.
JJill McCurdy •w'iir be northwest
muna'ger.'
Fox^ West Coast on Sept. 1 took
over ' the , Criterion ,. a;nd Rialto in
Mcdford, Ore., from George A. Hunt
& CO, Jules B.-. l^esiman, Bremer-
ton Fox managei', will be MedCord
(?ity m.ariager.: Lynn Potersori frorri
Fifth Averiuej Seattle, will be Bremi-
ertijn mttn.agei\ •
■Publix haJi Metropolitan on sound
policy, opening bllh "The Dance of
liife,"; Harry .Wareham, becomes
house manager 'and: Dick Buchanan
will assist. Bob Blair dt Seattle. Pub-,
lix. has arrangement with A. Li. Er-
lanjgcr who coritrols' Met, to play
legits when booked.
Thomas D. Cochran, one. of "largrr
est theatre owriers iri Japan, sailed
last week for Kobe;
BOSTON
CJiarley Wlns5ton, N. E. div man-
ager for RKO, jumped the town
.on the Palestine Emei-jgency Fund
dri\;es. He turned over the. Keith
.Memorial for a Labor Day morn-
ing showing .Of "the Street Girl,"
with the Jewish <;harities receiving
gross receipts and selling their own
tickets.. It was a shrewd .move and
planted the change in policy •which
starts next Saturday when the
house gives up vaudeville and goes
Onto- a picture policy - with "The
Street Girl" opening.
Seollay Sq.. (Publix) is following
the Old .Howard (Mutual burlesque)
ini going orito a policy of Friday
niidnight shows. ' Boston folds up
like- a— tent at- niicJriight, bu-t' the
midnight expoririicritS: of last sea-
son shaped up. 'well.. .
-John J. 'Levaggi has reopened the
LiidorVenice,. otie Of -Bostori's few
remaining 'bright . spots.
E. E. Clive has reopened the Cop-
ley with' a, nuriiber.' of new faces,
including . H. .Charles Crocker- King,
Murdoek Kinriell,. Mai'shah. Vinceriti
Arthur Stenriing and Lorria^ .Law-
renc.e f Or the stock...
"Cruonirig Jack Miller," ■ a local
dancp leadei' and . recorder for ' Vel-^
vetorie, -goes, in this week .at. Lo.ew'is
State with 12 men as.a perm.^nent
house policy; He- will, play for acts
and- act as., m. c. .
Phil. De Arigolis ha.s left for Phil-
atlo\phia ..after . plasterih.g eastern
Miiissach u Jie tts for . "The i lol ly wood
Hovue.V He po.sted over lOO cities
and larjje. towns with the- mo.<it ox'
ten.sive billing yet .' scon iri ' Ma&.'ja-
Alex Keose. is the new ni. c. at
the Metropolitan and nekt week Will
bring IJave liublnoi'f as house con-
ductor, to ' Succeed Guy Harrison,
who has returned to Rochestei', N.
.y., ds a,, symphony, leader.
Nellie RevcU is
"Jarnegan," and. the
In town, for
town- knows it.
TOLEDO
By E. Hi QOOPING
Vlt<i-Tem|»le^".street Girl."-- " '"^^
Viileiitino— "Madame X.^"
l'rlnces8^'.'H6t.to:ntot:" - .'
> Kt»te-^"^riUdky .Star;" ..
Vnntlieon— "Past. Tjlfe." . ,
. Uemrs-^"Flylng Fool." .
R»ioII-;^Vaudfllhv. .
-Jilmnlce— Mutual bur. . •
Wothl— CHahge; . •
]OUlo— -Change.
-. .-Keith's, theatre again this is'ea.son
but Vyith vaude out, : according ta
Joseph Pt>rlstein, manager. l-tous6
.vvlred, opening this week, with *!Flv-
ing;: Fool,"., tentatively penciled .
First-run sound ^ fil'rtis. Perlstein
stays, with Charles ;E. Smith com-
ing here as his a.s.sistaht.: Dfearwas
.suppo.sedly in . the bag for Jack
O'Connell, m^inafter of the"Vita-
Temple,, and assooiateia to take over
this hou.so, ;but^ how. is: off, .at leasst
tempoi-arily. ;V. ^ • , :
Karl P. ICunertlV^: staff \ ^.ttfet at
the Par'amourtt. since .its opening
.seven ihoritlis ajjo, promoted;. (Jofes^
to';; Now ; York to: Work under Duke
.Wol lingtbn, ■ ho.ad . ot. Pu biix? A rt ■ :de-
.partmenf*;. ■ ■- ■
, Choririe in ''Surprise. Party." "Pub-
lix unit .did ..buiinrUp Xast. Weelc oh.
feature .story by Alien . Saunder.i ',ih
Ne.vvs-Bcp. Saiiridera joined,, unit
for one pierfOrriiiaueo, playirig .sax.
(They, say- -he wiisnlt .bad.;). Then
wrote up' entire troupe, .-tiiiyirig
''third girl from left in;, en.senihle"
yvas "really "the. m.other of the- aorp-'
bnits. and traveled with them as
chaperone." Gal told to forget gfiev-
arice, . or else;
Myrt,vl Ross Playbr.Si dramatic,
stock', returning Labor Diiy to the
Grand, Alarlori. .. ':
.Redpatli Chautauqua all -washed
up in Bryan. - No dra-w thi.s year*
guarantors., stuck ' for . $10' :apjec^.
Ditto, for BucyrUs, $15 apiece.-.
0ES MOINES
Tiwlno— "nedaklii:
J»e(* Molnoft-:^"Dr. Fu' Man'chu,!'
.iJanlon—r-'Close. -Harmony.".
OrplH'uiii^YaudfUm. .
r«M»<*«-^"<"'hlniitow.n 'Nights."
I'liramount — : ".Our. Modern Maidens.'
- Mrand — I'Tliei. Sttuall."; '. .
Eddie Scarpirib, trombonist with
Paramount, stage* . ba;rid arid also a
lawyer; is. being; sued for divorce;
The . S carpi n OS / werfe married in
lft2r. . His •n'ifb charges abusivo
language.
Pi--')Iix haii; appointed the follow-
ing city manager?: ... R. . F. Erii'lgj
Davonpbrti. A. G. . Stolte,- Waterloo'
and r^arry Ile.rmari, (3edar Rapids.:
The. brpheum here goea oii
'Wednesday ' and - Siiriday bhariges
thisi-'wfeek. '
: With the signing of new contracts
With musicians' the stage biirid at
the Paramount here will be almost
entirely new in per.sonnel. Only old
tlriiers retained are Jaque ' Blum-
berg, 'Bill Williariis and Freddie
Librera.
. The Grand (east side house) has
reopened.. .
Roscoe F.'Barnhart, of stage band
at the Paramount, recovering in
Mercy - irospital foMowing an / op-
eration.
OTTAWA^ CAN,
; By Vy, M. GLADISH
^ Warning by 8-year daugliter of
William P. Covert; international.,
vice-president of the I. A. T..: S.: l2V
slaved the lives or her raotlicr, two
.siKter.s; and three: brother.?-, -when'
thOi.r .home . at .Colpoy's- IJay,: near.
Wlartonv Ontat'ib, was destroyed :b3r
firo. ■: \' ,.:.
The'' Iroquois, Peterboro, Oritarib,
had. a, $20,000 fire and A/ C.. Stock,
irianager, w-as injured in ' as.si.sting
the firemen. .
N. L; Nath.nnsori, m.lhaging direc-
tor :Falti6us Players Canadian Corp.,
is. . expected back " from ' Europe
Sept. .10. ■ . ■
The- ■ Capitol,. Winnlpbg; . ivoiv.ned
Sept. 2 with RKO vahdo; 'ti-nnsfei-
red i;rom the Orpheutn by the- new
controlling cbmpany, Ui'^O of Cana^
da. Limited. - .-■ ';.' ■
Surplus Thfiatrlcai Material
Kor snip Hipap, siilliiUlc f.'>r slc'h
■aiul acis. All III B'"iiJ (•(m.llilim, .M'oi"
drops' ntnl Cyc'--, .$!», ?15 ami < "J",
liinios, wimlrolH; tnihiM, RPmiiid iwrt-
■able nwllciilxiarrt cdst - $-J,2ilit. s.i.-n!! -" ]}»
JfiOO; IH'ko mntor lU'lilliiK fiiii|\t b'.iIi.i!'";. f"'
oiimlval, .si'onory, aiinUliflit!! hiul ffo.-|ii.;->l J""
AtU;- iilruirn ortsi'l^ ptc Cull YjnKM
Amusement Co., 1210 So. Michigan Ave.,
Chlcnoft, III. .
Reserved for
ssiona
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ns
Two Entire Floors in the
Fctrty'sixSStory T^tver pf the
^^^^ A World: y-^.^
GLQSE to the top of the gigantic Morrison Tower, and cooled by the; purest
air ever breathed, the 4pth 3nd ;4lst floors are set apart entireily for theatrieai
guests. Out of earshot , pf street, noises, you can sleep uridisturbed unti| a
^te hpitt of the morriihg. Ypu i^n also eintertain your friends .iDL4)Jgrfect seclu-
sion/ seciire-.agaitist'inteirr^ •
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Every rooni is outside^ with bath, . running ice water, telepliorie, bed-head readin
lamp and . Servidpr;.;^^^ T^^^ last . named is partitularly appreciated by professiohal
guei^tSr it coinpletely prevents; contact, between patrons arid hotel eraiployees when ^
laundry^ shoies, etc., ai:e sent out or rieturned.
- Nearest Hotel to Downtown Theatres
The Morrison stands .closer than ^ny pther hotel to theatreSj stores and rsilroad
stetioris. Veti at this central locatibn, Tooms are rented fpi: $2-50 to $5 thait would
cokt $5 tp $8 in afty other leading hotel. -subTrehtals here aire so valuable
that they pay the ground rent,; and the saviiig is passed oil to the jguests.
c The Terrace; Garden sind Boston Oyster House
At these two fampus riestaurants, the; intimate^ carefree atmosphere ; has won
international celebrity. In the Terrace Gardien the light, vivacious dance rnusic
and Sparkling entertainnients have made it a favorite rendezvous for lunch, dinner
and after-theatre parties. Programs broadcast daily from WBBM.
ALL PATRONS ENJOY GARAGE PRIVILECIES
SARANAC
By "HAPPY" BEN WAV
jS-ed Rithv after two weekis .ab^d,
Is how up and M ' it again, looks
and; feels. :'^ood.
Bobby Hatz and Al Hunter re-
ceivcid fav.oria.ble Xri-ay reports from
Dr. Mayer.. Looks, like- the "OBig
Street" soon fbr these two bOys;
Ifhe Adlrondficlt Players, after a
successful, summer season, fold up
next week. The nights are getting
tod cold.
iDorothy. Brown has been 'desic;-.
natcd as -'Miss Ssarahac" in a popu-
lar contest.
Richy Craig, Jr., was informed' by
"Dr. Wilson after a reading of his
X-ray that another throe months
of treatment, miay sec him on the
boards again.
Ford Raymond ha.«! moved to 6
GUnton street, fi nirrslng rpttage.
ISTeville getting -his driver's permit
to drive his Pord. . . .Tommy Abbott
in ipink shape and expecting okay
to go out. . . .Andrew Mplony- refus-
ing to act as M, C. any ihOre .a,nd
jfolng back to dramatic^,' . :
CLEVELAND
By GUENN PUIiLEN
Ohio^'^Aftor Dark'' (5th week).
StUIm«n— "Dance of .Life."
Valaoo — "P.Trk Streets" ;' Vaude.
Allert-^"Mo(lern MaiUens."
Stixtc — "Hci- Private Life": iinU.. '
illli— "Say It With Songs" (2a VF.eC:k).
lOSth— "In HcadiineS"; vaude.
■ VARtETY BUREAU
WASHINGTON, D. C.
416 The. Arflonne
T(529 Columbia Road, N. W.
Telephone Cpluimbi^ 4630 >
Charlie Besnah; new ^TA'A: guest
, arrival, is resting at 9 Front street-
Harry Clark was voted the most
popular patient at. D Kront street.
•It- was reported when the vote was
taken Harry. artd his nurse were the
only ones in the. hoii.se to. vote.
Hanna goes dark for t-wo weeks,
reopening Sept. 13 with ^'I^ed Rol>e."
Vaude is out at Loew's .Granada,
starting this week. Ray Stech's or-
chestra also out. Too much over-
head, aa:ys management.
TlTptown, de luxe . heighborhooder,
reopens Sept. 8 with vaUdfilms, An-
.£;f>lo Vitale afi new band-, director.
i\Yilliam Grocnbauni manager.
. The ^icGuires of Chicago . called
cn David Mavity at the Sah.
S. L. Rothafel -(Boxy) da.'^hed «p
. to th e K an i n li i s n 0 w ] ) u.e^^ e n be rg
Special, liellood 'everybbciy, then
took l^aviil Mavity .arid Helen
QiRoilly with him to the William
Morris . camp for. dinner and then
left for the golf fields of LoOn Lake;
Pauline Aurandt left .the San for
a no.uplc of days' camping with- her
sister Helen, Campbell and Dr. A.
liloyd Jleid; Reported Miss Camp-
bpll and Ur, Reid wil .soon be mar-
ried.
Write Often
to those you know in
SARANAC
=™=>AJ'=^tk-iHa=dii:eeti^g'==^^
IS It ? " production JTor local firemen,
Jack Nioolls much improved. . . '.
^^orothy .Tol.<^on doing wcU at the
^ortluvoDdvS' San. .. .Charlie Quirin
'iiu^'hhig him.solf into a high temp
reading his .own material... . .Fran-
cis X, ponncgan taking daily oxer-
RuR.s Kelly giving up cigar
ettf.s. ,, .Chris Hagedorn. taking up
yidoor gdlf 13(.„ jJohafffr looking
^.pr a new bQiirding hou^e. . . .Qeo
Fred John.son of Marietta, O.; lias
re.sjgncd as general rnanager of C. &
M.^ Amusement Cp., operator of four
houses in 'Cambridge and Marietta.
Physical breakdown. SuQceeded by
John H. Berry.
MONTREAL
Pillaf^-^"Dr, Mahchu." .
Capitol— "Thunderbolt.''
I>ocw'H^"Stuau> -Murder."
rmi>er.lnl— "VVhc.fil. I/ifev"
• I'rinofss — "Uulldop Drummohd.''
Btrahd^VMy'-Man;". .... .
. Kmprttws— ChnnBCs. . .
Orpheurti-^Stocki
Goyety--«urles(iuc. • :
IIlR MrtJesty's^ 'Dlrd ' »■! HSnd
(stage:)'.- ■
Meyer Davis opens his Le Paradis
Sept. 19. .
Now that she is married and set-
tled down with M. J. Cullen, Loew's
general manager here, Hazelle Jen-
nings says no more Will she be
'glorified" by Ziegteld.. Mrs. Cullen
is the sister of Mabelle Jennings,
d. e. of the "News," who al.so re^
cently took the marriage vows.
Rialto (U) ga:ve the towh, a« the
house staff termed It, "A Holly-
wood opening" for Broadway.
Broadcasting names, of notables,
what the ladies wore, etc.
Licgit season opened Tuesday at
Plis' Majesty's w-ith Drjnkw.ater's
"Bird in Hand.'^.
George Rotsky, managrr P.ilaoe
has challenged nnisieian.s': union to
a showdown. He i.s dispen.sing with
orchestra and strike is tlircutcned
Maurice Dav is,- manager Regal
Films_.|i^o^arige.L,liei'e., has resign c d
and Is off to Quebec f'jty to manffSP
Canadieri therttre there. . ArthU"
Ijarent.o,' ass't, steps lip.
Other exehapgo : niovenvents in
elude Billy Allen, manager Colum
bia Excbaiigo here, goe.s a.s sales
man to Educational; John Levitt
seven ye.irs salesman with Para
mount, will represent Regal in .wts
of Canada.
Lehn, Gus Forbes and Mabel . Ki'o-
man with Sharp stock at Pittv .,
By HARDIE MEAKIN
dolumbia — "Madame 3£',' (2d week).
Eurle— "Dark Streets." - ' '
Fox— VCOck Eyed ■World."
Met — ^"Argyle Case". (2'd -week). ■
Talare — "Speedway."
Itlalt*:-' "Broadway."
:^raurice Kakf a's "Jairdin. Lido," on
top the Arlington -hbtel, Avill ..^ticli it
put a.s long as weather permits. ■
PITTSBURGH
By HAROLD W. COHEN
Pltit — Sharp Bfock.
r«rnn — "Modern Maidens"; .stape show.
Stanley— '"Ffist Life"; staRe «how.
KnHffht— "Her . Private Lite''; stage
Slinw. . ■ i'
<>raii<l— "Say It mth Songs" (2d
wockV. . '
Aldine— "Lucky .Star!"
Arademy-rr-Dur.
Ilarrih— "The SwphoinOrc."
Slioridan fiq. — ^^"Slnt'le .Standard."
Ilcpciit^— "Aloulin UoiiKe." . .
Xlberty— "Iri.<!h Eyc.<5."
: Olyhiple — IMctures.
Strtt<V - PlfMurcs. ■ '
Goloiilal^l'iciurcs.
Nixon reopens Sept. 23 -ivitb Mur
ray I'hillip.s' new play, .."Itehorn,"
Alvin week later with "'l'ari.«," while
fSeorge ^?h/irp inaugurates stoek Ut.
Vitt vSept, l(i with< "Oon-Stant^ Wife/'
Margot Sherman, women's editor
Post- Gazette ia.nd fiiller-ln- on pic-
ture reviewing, on leave of absence
due to 111 health.
Stanley got away with; miurder
last week on 24 and two sheets her-
alding '!Fkst Life;" Nude woman sil-
hbuefted in man's a:rnis .in all bill-
ing, about town. Previously, a hot
tabloid exploiting "Argyle Case" at
Stanley had been /:ruled off street
by police. .
Safe In office of llarrls-bw^ned
.Williftm Penn theatre. North Side,
looted by thugs last week. Amount
robbers obtained undetermined.
Enright stage acts now beliig
booked put of Cleveland.
PORTLAND, ORE.
Tortlond— "Orperic Murdf^r Cii.se."
. Broikdwuy — "Snjiling Irish Eyes.''
I'niU-a 'Arti(*t(» — "Uulldog Uruinmgnd"
(■2d wpok). ..
Music It«»,x— "Hottentot" (2d wnek).
Oriental— "Love arid the Devil." .
l'antaB<'p-^"Mldhlght- JUaddles" ; Moran
and Mack,, 'c .
ASBURY PARK
By RONALD F. DIXON -
Savo.v— "Divided Honors"-' <stagc).
Mityfalr — "Dance of Life."
Itrottdwiiy (Long Branch)— "Dance 'M
Life" ' • ■
Xjric— "Ilulldog Drtinitnond."
Ocean — "On With Show." .. .
Ht. Janii«H^"S6phomore.". .
Strand (Long. Branch )— "Greene Mar*
der Ca.<ie"; "Ulack "Watch." .
.. Pictures have' had best seiasoh In
years at A.sbury Park,, de.splte laek
of rain ..to drive crowds from beach
front to shelter.-
Premiere of '.'Diyided Honors'' at
iSavoy. PJay is by Winnie Baldwin,
and produced by K. A. C. .
/Shore society went theatrlc.il Mon--
day night because. Jayiie Kim—phet-
ter known in tliciie parts a.s Dorothy
imbrie — had lead in "Divided Ilon-^
or.s." Miss Kim is daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Imbrie of Rumson,
prominent social registerltes. .
The Portland Concert Band at the
stadium Aug. 29 played to .10,000.
at 25c each; Forty-piece band re-
cruited largely from celebrated
Portland Symphony Orchestra. Rose
Colombi, -.soprano, and Joe Amato,
xylpphonist, featured soloists..
Biggest local society production of
year w-ill be held at Ross Fenton
Farin Thursday and Friday evc-
nings. "Allenluirst Antics," ama-
teur, but expert musical show. Mrs.
G. S< Wittsori directing, knd Emr
ba^isy orchestra and "r.errace player.«
providing music.
Ada May Siriipson, three .years old.
won first pri'/.e in baby parade f.mcy.
dress division as ".Show. CMrl." "Fol-,
lie.s" . costume and 1 fjd.OOO . pairs of
eyes did not bother, her.
"Dolly Reforming Herself" will be
presented at the Studio Little The-
.itre Sept.. 5-6-7. Mildred Allen Biii-
ler is director. •
John .Smith, manager, Publix,
Portland, novv Piibllx city . manager.
In addition to the I'ortlun'd, he will
pperate the new. Rialto (old lloilig),
whieli I»ublix opens .Sept. 20.
Frank Roberts arid James ''Vrriev.
organists at Knriglit..! rejjlaeihtr
Irmfi (Juthorol.. J.iov-s will alt.efuate
on sucefeding vvt^eks.
lladen rjentry, for year.« fr^asurer
of Nixrin, goes, to Ford'.-- llieatre,
IJahiinore. (Jentry's honn- ifiwn..
. St.ution KOIX became linked with
(M-!S -chain Sept. 1. : Station, is sec-
ond nio.st importarit in town sin'-i
eoilajiscof AIJC. chain -who.se local
sUi-lion KfO-V ■ will <"Oiitinue inde
peiHleiiti KM \V is linj<(;d with .Nm
-w ysl-rtn i.. - — : — ^ — . -^-^ :
SALT LAKE
By PHILIP LASKY
The Publix-Marcu!?, I'ararhount
house, reopehed .■: after . a
months' .shutdown. '
three
, 7Ct1iel P>arrym6re in ''Kingdorri of
ridd" has tiecn .•-■wilelicd from Heili-.;
tit 111'- I)iifwiii Sept. 'j-1fi' acff.uMi
Jlfiliy'.s becouiipg the n<.w J'uhli.\
Uialte, '
Kenneth Daiiheau, I'aulinc M^iC-
I7i nry- T^uffy oiien.'; vlirek a,f lli'-
,|):i.fuil! .<( jit. 1 !) SVil li liilii-flf ..liii
' Dale WiiU'.-r Ji>= lOaiLs..
The National Players opened here
Aug.' 28 in their own portable tent
with "JVih.riny (Jet Your Gun" and
vaitdcviile, '
. The ea.--it includes Melville KirUe,
If. J,- I^lriTKi; Henri ilel ville. Craw-'
ford J'^agle, Jerry . D'-ane, fJIadys
Fuller, Lillian Workman, Graee Van
Wiiikk- aiid Ilene t.'.t'swell. -
C. .W, f'loirstrtn, mana.;-«-.i' T'Imv-
hV'ii.'--e the.a trej' lia.s, lieej) iiatri'-d -m-n-
-T=^a=l==rtm•TIT^^.•rtr=-rr^^^('h»^==t4Tva't^=i^*==-%ll■^
f-.-^i.; (if .X'.' S|ii<-'-'i', Lus -Aii-.^ele3
rmiiMci.-r, ■ thr"i;f'!,!i.:it' tli'» In'i-r-
riioimtain tt-' t ii.'-i;;.', v, ir}i oHi.ecs in
Salt I,.'iK-f.. . -
Tlif Sr.!
I.Ma viiiisi.-"'
Deriver, v.-
i-Ill Will lis
hoij-.c.
vr- .•-•triiu' li!c),i(!i'.s tlx-
hei-'- ' a I'd 1 iie I I'-nliain
■;tli .'■t. iri l)<'!ii' li'iM.'^KS.
.- nr tit"-ii-= till" vveeli. hayc
wilJ in.'ri>,i>:o the i'lay-
7»
VARIETY
V A R I E T Y
We^nesday^ September 4^ 1929
VARIETY'S LOS ANGELES OFFICE
ARTHUR UNGAR in Charge
Xoew'$ State Bldg., Suite 1221 -22^23
707 So. Broadway Vandike 0777-78-79
Los Angeles
Professionals have the free use of Varietv'
Angeles Office for information*: Mail
may be addrestsed care Variety, Lbew's Sta>»
Bldg., SMf> 1221-22 Los Angers. ^7 JvUrbS
held subject to Call or forwarded, or adv
tised in Variety's Letter List. . .
/er-
>Iay Robsph, In "The Rejuvoria-
tion. .or.Aunt Wn.r.y,'v opens at tlie
■Hollywood Playhouse,- Sept; 8.- Guy
Bates Post closes at this; theatre
Sept, 7/;g=oinff t&-San Fraheisco,
. Henry McCarty . dbinff dialojj on
Eddie -Dowling's "Blaze p£ tJlory."
. Edwin Carewe and Finis Fox
home ftoni Europe.
R. S. Clayton is npw chieC of
Crii^'iatie's sound department, suc-
ceedinf? Ilelrher Bergman, resigned.
Glaytori supervised installations; at
f animoiirit, MtOtM and!' Metrppoli-
tan. lie will have ds assistant . A,'
M. Granich. ..'
■ Wlliiam La Plantc, theatri.c!al. at-
torney, awarded . $1,000 fees from
Berwiita Productions Co., after trial
of suit before Superior Court Judge
Anderson..
Paramount will make a talking
version of Joseph Conrad's . "ViG-
tdrS',". Williani Wellman. directing,
This company, made the picture 10
years ago with Jack Holt arid Seena.
O^v.en. Lon Ghaney played a' minor
pai't for which he was not given
screen credit.
. Cordova Players staged "The
Father," by August iStrinberg, Sept.
2. First play at the Cordova Play-
3hop this seaspn.
Dbibfes ftiggs nad Lorraine Elser,
entertainers, filed suit -vvit.h - State
Labor Commission against The Pals
club- (Donald and Lammer) ask-
ing $15 asserted salary due.
"The Youngest," by Philip Barry,
•will be Franklin Pangborn's next at
the Vine Street.
Capitah (Puffy)- ' No opening, d^te
sot. Show npw playing ill- Sari
■L'ranciscp^
Carl Harbaugh and li'rank Halli -
da>% .: writers; hiiye joined Hal Roach.
Byran Fby his reassembled most
of his old Coast $taff for the re-
sumption of .rshort subject produc-
tioji at Warners. A. M. (Doc) Sal-
aiiion will be production manager;
Williard . VanEngei^, .director . of
cinematography ; •- Jack Killifer,. film
and reebrding- editor; .Walter/ Rod-;,
gers, makeup specialist;; . Sadie
Freyer; secretary; Tommy Wright,
assistant dire'ctor, and Fred McAl-
:piiii' r«(ording. eiiglneen^^^ . .
Mike Levee has ta;ken over the
Paramourit "offices of J. .C^ain.
Levee will be executive; manager of
studio, the posltioTi fpirnierly h<eld by
Gain, who becomes supervising, px.^
ecutiye bf physical, opera tibns. in
Paramount, istiidibs oast and; ^yest..
Ann Dempster becomes leading
woman for the Glendale Playerg,
stock, which opehs this week.
Al Sirkin. added to staff of local
Keith office.
■ Dialog sequences on "Hell's An-
gels" will not be made until Sept.
10.; Tony Guadio will camera.
"Cooking Her Goose," H. H. Van
Loan's comedy, will follow "She
Couldh't Say No," current at El
MOST ORIGINAI-
C O F F E E iS H O P
Id the Golden West
Carl— MULLER'S— Liil
"TWO OLD TIMERS"
Direct from Train pr Theatre
.Yoa Are Welcome •
724 So. Hit I. St., Los Angeles
and DRAPERIEiS
gCIIISLL SCENiin stUDlb. Cplambas. O,
DOROTHEA ANTEL
226 W. 72d St., New York City
The Sunshine Shoppe
OPERA LENGTH HOSIERY
and the dainty things: milady
. loves' •
INERS
MAKEUP
Est. Henry C. Miner, Inc,
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
By CHESTER B. BAH N
Empire— Stock, opfeoiner'. ,
tVletlh8r—^J>iirk; .-reopens- liext Atohijay.
.Tciniile — Hur. '■
Keltli'B— Vftudnim. ;
■ I/<»ew^»-t-Vaudfllm.; . ^
Strttnd-^"LI(;ht; FinsrerB."
...Eckel-^ "College Loye." V
. Ian . Keith opened a two weeks'
guest staVring engagenicnt at the
Empire Monday in "Crime.'/ Com-
pany, ivill be operated, by . Balph
Murphy, with, financial backing of
Gai'land Latta; lessee of the house.
Jfrrry. Murphy, manager; Murphy
co-directing with Dopald Gregory,
nowcomei-, . arid playing. : Helen
Baxter, leading lady, left Saturday
for three -weekis' vacation. ..
:-Chaiiges In pit piersonhel marked
the ;new musicians', iinion. yeir in-
augurated 'bn Sept. 1. Ken, Ken-
mbre, leader and with sorne. experi-
ence as m.. c., Is shortly to appear
with Keith's orchestra, replacing
Hay Marshall as conductor. Marshall
stays- as violinist; '. , ' .
G. King' Cha.rney is at an infirmary
following an operation for, tonsil^,
and nAsal trouble. '
newArk, n.Af.
; By C. R. AUSTIN
Shubert— 'i-Heigh Ho." ; v .- ^
JJronid^"iScaTlet P.-igos." ; ,
rrottoj's— "Street Girl" i ' vaude.
'1^ew.'» State— "Mrs. ChCyney''-; vaude.
Kewiirk'^".Goll.eBe Coquette."
Monque— "Greene MurUo.r Case."
Tei<nr»lnnl— "Cocli Eyecl World.''
liraiiford— "Dark Streets"; unit. .
Klulto— "Fast I.lfe.".
Cupltol-r-"Hardlj6iled Hose.'.' . . , ,
Hoodwlnr— '.'Lady of , Pavements." .:
Eini>Ire— "Bowery Burlesduers" (stage).
Orpheuriv-T'.'Oarlctown Scandals""; films.-
It Is ' understood that the Warner
settlement with the Unions includes
an agreement .to drbp all musicians
in the neighborhood houses with a
cut at the Branford. At the Mosque,
although no- playing is done, 10 mu-
sicians will- be retained. A counter
proposal from Loew's and Proctor's,
after their request to drop the sup-
per show orchestra was tUfned.
down, is to add three men to regular
orchestra: and cut : extra orchestra.
This is ,to be . considered for two
weeks with Lbew'sj two . weeks' no-
tice' to the men -being also held in
abeyance. The Newark, pn the un-
fair list and running without either
musicians or stage hands, -suddienly
settled independently'.and reinstated
vaude Friday. Seven acts of inde-
pendent booking- playlng.^ TeVihs of
settlement not. known, but in union
circles it is said upward of -$3,000
of back pay for the. musicians is to
be given- Jt iis.not believed Adams
settled for- the full amount. Kew-
ark agi'eed to use the extra sup-
per show orchestra, putting the oth-
er two houses in somewhat of a hole.
It may well be that for this some
of the back paid was . canceled.
Curious feiature of the house run-
ning for four -weeks • non-union has
been that Adams, had the .sympathy
of the stage :hands' union, 'which did
not wi$h to. go on strike for the .iriu
sicians. As Harry Hamburg, man-
ager, was formerly one of the heads
of this union, this may be the an
swer.
• Joseph .Fitzer. has returned to;
the ■managerial chair^ at .the
Lest-er Wolfe, forrnec Kallet rep
herei.is now Geritral New: York sales
Tepresehtative for Tiffany -Stahl.
Morris Shulman, quickly recover V
ing- from a throat ' operatipn. last
week, returned to his managerial
oiRpe at: the Eckel Monday. ' -
.-' While the; Warner deal for the
Syracuse Strand is still to be of-
ficially closed, It . .is understood
"Thomas H. James Will be sent lierc
by Warners to replace Walter D-
McDb'Cvoll, McDowell drawing a
transfer,
Loew's State next week will sub-
stitute the:.Fanchoh and Marco unit
''Gobs of Joy" fb:r. the customary
five acts. ■
' Harry Weiss, Lp6w managing di-
rector, threw a theatre party Tues-
day matinee for all Syracuse girls
iiamed Joan as a plug fpi* "Our
Mbdern Maidens/' Joan Crawford's
first starring film.
Shuberts open their final year un-
der preiseht lease at the Wietin,? on
Sept, 9 with "A . ; Cprinectiput
Yankee.".:. - Ed Rpsenbalim; mgr.
house.
Joh n Donaldson, who recently re-
signed as p. a. for Keith's, started
as asst. nigr. of the Empire Mon-
day. .
■ Garland B. Latta, , lessee of the
Empire, sails for Europe "Thursday.
In about two weeks Warners plan
tp open their own units, produced by
Clem Murphy, at' the Ritz, Eliza-
beth and. probably elsewhere.
"Evangeline" booked to open the
Rialtp Saturday with billihg all pver
the city when sbmething caused a
switch. Friday a big ad called at-
tention to the change to "Fast Life."
The new manager, of proctor's is
Harry Brown, Jr.
Hill
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*o6 and up
Hartmann, Oshkosh & Mendel Trunks
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Shoes for the Stage and Street
SH VFOLK'S SHOE SHOP— 1552 BROADWAY
ATLANTIC CITY
By GEO. R. WEINTRAUB
Apollo — ^".Scandalsi" (stftgre).
Garden Pici^"Street Slrigrer" (atage).
..<ilobe^"No More Chndren."
• Wariier— "Gold DlsBera."
Iltanley — "Pirla Boundi"
VIrglna— "Her Private Life."
.Poionlnl— -"The Valiant." .
Kiirle — Vnudfllm.
: Stran«l— "Modern Maidens."*
Cnpltol— "Mrs. Cheyney/'
Steel rier— "Street Glrr; minstrels,
etc.
Slllllon Dollar Pier— Vaudnim.
After a summer of legit. Globe re-
turns to pictures for lintiltcd engage-
ment. ■ ' - '.
Tenth White's "Scandals" at
Apollo playing to $5 top. .
Mark Wilson, .. Shubert p. a. In
Phllly, resumes for season, • after
summer at Garden Pier theatre,. open
one week more.
Fall booking's at the Ajpollb: Week
of Sept. 9, "Scotland Yards," Woods
Importittion ; . Sept. 16, "Coniiecticut
Yankee" (road); Sept. 23, Otis Skin-
net in "100 .Years .•: Old" ; Sept.. . 30,
new Aaro.ns & ifreedley ! rriusical ;
Oct. 7, Mrs. Fiske.. Other October
shows are "Thunder in the Air,".ari-
bther importation, and. new John
Golden cprhedy. . ; .. " \
OAKLAND, CAL.
By WOOD SOANES
Henry Duffy opened his isecorid
house, the Fulton, Aug. 29, with
'"IMie I'Mrst Year"' with Duffy, arid
Dale Winter as leads. The j'^ulton
was oi>orated for 10. years by Gebrftc
Ebey . who gave • the lease to Duffy
\vlien his health failed, .
• Duffy -will be represented by E.
Q.-ljondeson.
Walker Whiteside^ follows in "The
Hindu." At the. Dufwin is"WUid-
ding," followed in another week by
"Cooking Her Goose" coming from
the Alcazar, San Francisco.
Eugen© C. itbey, former manager,
Fulton, goes on the iroad with the
talking ...version of "Mawa," gorilla,
picture..
Ben Erway and Grace ' George,
leads in Salt Lake last season, are
in Denver this season; '
George Allen, manager, bf the Or-
pheum islrice . Allan G. Warshaupr
resigned; was... replaced .this; week
by Clem Pope; former manager of
the T; & D. here. Afleri may be as-
sigried :by .R-K-0 elsewhere.
Lew Maren of Los Angeles Is In
the; Oakland Orpheum as publicity
than. .
The. University of California Lit-;
tie Theatre goes back to student
directors. For the last two seasbns,
Michael Raffettp, professional direc-
tor, has been In charge. .
ALBANY, N. Y. •
By H EN RY RETbN DA
Strand — "Say It With Songs."
Lolanil — "iihoQId a Girl Mdrry." .
:Rltz— 'SMan and Moment."
CUnton: S«l.— "Joy Street"; "Power of
Pre.ss;"-
IfarmanuS Bleiecker Hall — ^"Cock Eyed
World." . .
rroctor— Vaudnim.-
Hall opened Monday •with first
runs. Charles H. Goulding, man-
ager. C: H. Buckley, owner, who
bought the theatre from F. F; Proc-
tor for $500,000, spent $100,000 for
ImiJrovemetits. John J. Grogan,;
asst.. ms;.ri and Mack. A, Edwards
prganist,; Seats 2.700, Top 50c. .
Alex Sayies has been made gen.
mgr. of Buckley's three ilipuses, Hall,
Leland, Clinton Square. John Garry
Is mgr. and Howard' Looney asst.
at Clihton Sq., elevated to ?mgr.
Colonial, second run, opened as
sound house after closed. Dally
change.
I?itz Friday began new policy with
weekly change Friday instead of
Monday. Strand started same pol-
icy a week ago.
Prbctor's went on a full instead
of split week schedule Saturday.
House has supplanted girl ushers
with uniformed men. Proctor or-
chestra bf eight discharged and new
one with Joseph Loudis director In
place. Lew R. Crolding, iKeith's di-
visional mgr., ma:kes Albany his
headquarters.
ST. LOUIS
Ambassador — "Her Private Life" ;
show.
i'ox — "Gock Eypd World"; Vaude.
Loflw's State — "Our Modern Maidens" ;
shortSi
Missouri — "Fast Company"; shorts.
Grnnd Central — "Say It With Songs";
shorts.
St. Louis — "Paris Bound"; vaude.
Florenz Ames and Sibylla Bow-
han. Municipal Opera stars, are ap-
pearing on the vaude bill at the
St.. Louis this week. Ames is acting
as m. c. for the show and Miss
Bo^<rhan has revived her former
vaude act, "Try It Again."
Film house owners and union mu-
sicians are at it again over renewal
of the present contracts.
William A. Le Master, baritone,
has returned to Station KMOX.
Wally Vernon is the hew m. c.
at the Granada, neighborhood house.
Midni,?ht show policy at Skouras'
Grand Central,. Wednesday and Sat-
urday.
ROCHESTER
By DON RECORD
' Lycc|in»— "Jango.". ■ '
Keith's ' Pala«o— "Street Girl" anrt
vaude. . "*
JiOew's lloclic8t.er-:— "Cock Eyed World ••
Kastmah— "Dunce of Life."
IMccudllly— r"Hottent6t."
Ketreht^"(Ciambler3."
Strand— Ch^tigo. .
l-'amlly — tha'nge.
Victoria — Burlesque (Mutual).
/'Luckee Girl" (musjical) coming
to Lyceum Sept. 10 for three days
as iseasoh's opener. House well
booked into November With an iSr-
langer show finishing week then
"Fioretta" for full week; "Good
News" and "Student Prince," three
days each, and "Connecticut '
Yankee" and "Strange: Interlude''
playing weelc, stands.
Monk's 7 -piece orchestra. Includ-
ing father arid three sbns, formerly
at Gayety and Powers Hotel, are
now at the Victoria.
. Keith's Palace" goes on full week
.■schedule both films and vaude for
winter season. Fred Kinsley is or-
ganist during vacation of Totu
Grierson. '
Ben Turpin; booked in at Palace
for stage appearance, forced to
postpone visit because of mixup ih
dates.
Piccadilly theatre is featuring or- ■
ganlst Joe Alexander^ only, one of
three Publix houses offering any
except canned music.
Rochester theatre playing up
"Cock Eyed World" hard as formal
opener for Loew's. Plan to plug
name Loew's and films for draw In
this house.
SPECIAL BEGULAB $10
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Haircut. "Shampoa, Finder Wave, $1.69.
Veiretable Shampoo, Haircut, Marcel, $3.00.
INEGTO HAIR D¥£ restores the |Q»yi
hair to orlgrloal color. Ant
FRENCH
Beauty Shop
8W.45tb
open Eveniho* by appointment. MURray Hill less
.Guett'ini & Co«
The Leadlne an'
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in the. United iStarea
The only Factor?
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up is scifntinraliy rlpht— It Ja new— staMllnfr. .
AVrlte for li'UlCH KAMPLB, booklet of Stage and
w«^".J^ll''°'"'''*'"<*"*s and Make-up secrets;
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Tlir«e and four rooms, with bn^h",
compile kitchen. : Moaern^ln every
particular. Will *ccommod«te four
. ■•©r. mote adulta.
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BROOKLYN, N. Y.
By jo' ABRAMSON
■ , Wcrba's FlrttbUflh-— "R16 RItii."
• Itrooklyn— Sex Show.
. AVcrlta's Jumnicii^ — "A Strong Man's
Jlouse." -
Boiili'vaTd — "She Got What She
■Wanted." . -
■ >IaJc6tlc-^:"Mendol, Iitei" ' • .
Fox — "Cock 53yed World" ;' Vttude.
. IViramoiiiiC — "Woman Trap"; -stage
.•how.
. Slnind— "Jlio Argyle Case."
•' Albco— "Darif .Streets'"; vaiide. '
' Orplicn'm— Pfrtiiro.
■ St.-Georffe— Pli!ture.
--■-Momiirlj— "Melody Ijano."
I»ow'b Mot— "Last of Mrs; Cheyney" ;
Vaudc.
- .Slrir— "Pnrl.<!lan Flappers" (Mutual).-
Caycty — ^^''Flapper Follies" (Mutual).
Two new show.q sjated for next
week. "Strictly Bishonorablo," Brock
Pe.mberton's production at .the Bou
'levard and "Subway Murder" ;Com-
ing to the Flatbush.
Loew'.s Ejing's In Flatbush section
cpqns Sept. 7 with Wc.sicy. Eddy as
.ni. c. poipres .1501. Ri6 Yh person for
the; week..' PTou.se to. play' continu-
ously from, il a;, m. on.
I Sam HaVmorid, manaBor . Gayety
•i^f-.tter 4n. h.ea\th, is back- on the job
;C;ayety. has throe runways thi.s year
•with lUith I'rioo as hoUse attrac
■lion.
' ."T-51;u'kl:lira«." duo ■ to- open la.st
■ Wnnd.'iy at the.- Flathush dolaycd
iihtil AV'odno.'sdny .owin.i? to- illness of
•phe-of :-tho t^adis,- - • -4- . ■
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I ulacc t'()in).iUiy" i jininiy .li
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DOUBLE. ROOM,. BA.TIl. $17.r>0 AM). $21.00 VTEEKLY
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SINGLE ItOO.M; BATH .$2.00 PICK «A5f ^
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HOTEL T \
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Completely rciiiodeled^every thing
of tlie . l)eat~Slmhioris.. furniture'
(iJeautyrcs.t .niattroase.'*)., hot tind-
cold .w;(lc<r, tt'lephonies,- flliowcrsi
electric fan.s, -
; $12 ior Single, Rdoitt.
;$I5-$17 for lidUble
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This is the ideal hotel, for the
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With "Dance of , liifc" after -being
<larlc." .•■ ■
ibalTa.'j' : oinly colored ; vaude.: House,
Eliii. Bi- Moere, ,Wilt book! solid- with
the T. 0;\B- A.;' (colored. . circuit) .for
fall season. ; : Wyatt 1). Jarries, nciw
managror, ■
J. Pi. Elder, maha.tirer of Par-Pub-
lix warehouse here, promoted- to
head maihtpnance dopartmerit of
entire circuit; with headquarters in
New York.
B.& 0.
l.;ii:.l.(,ar(i Virtdlf • hi-ro. v Sells plavs
-y-'.' -M. - ;', Willi Ui>,KJirit: in : ^;.-i)t. 21.-
V k-\\-;i:U;n.,;:l,lays the St;U(.-
. I ■• i:' \\\ riciiiVir-r.
' 'il'- .i-l,'i:i!.r h-^tf-l 'riw'.!: ' In n> jij
Iba'.d'ublix-/ opened lu.'^i wot-k
(Continued froni page 7(j)
■ Sllv^rtown' Cord,- c-o M. C. A.. Paramount
ujdp-.-,- N. . y; c. .
Simons, Seymour, Hollywood T., - Detroit,
Smith; I.eR,, Connie's Irin, N. -Y. : C.
Sihith, Harl, BlDa.som. Heath Inn, Detroit. ^
SmoHn, S,. ICO W. Buebtei Ave,, Akron.
Ohio, . . ■■ '. :
S'cudera, Jackie, Olym'pla H,, Seattle.
Specht, Paul, I58i>, Broadway, N. y, C,
Splelman, M.,. Moulin Rouge C, B'klyn.
Spltft'lhy. Phil, Pennsylvania H., N. Y. C
Spltalny, H. Leopold, Chicago T., Chi.
Spitalny. M., Statler H., Cleveland,
Springer. Leon, 1.14 I-lvlngaton St,,. Bklyn.
St! Clair Jesters, Prince Edward H,,
Windsor, Canada, '
St. Tx>ul3 Ivihgs, 138.1 E. Ollth St.. B'klyn.
Staffbrdi H„ Oil Sumner St„ Lincoln,
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Stafford. Jesse, Palace H., S. F; '
Stark, Ferdlriahd, Curran T., S. F.
Steppe, Normahi Shadowland C„ San An-
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Stern, Harold, Alamac H., N. T. C.
Stevens, Perley, 263 Huntington Ave.,
Doatbh, -
Steward, Sam, Ulack Gat. G,, Columbui.
Stock; B., c-o T. Shayne, 1578 B'way,
N. V. C.
Straiib, Herb, B.uftalo Broadcasting Corp,,
Buffalo. .. . ■
. Slrlssoff, Vanderbllt H„ N. Y. C,
Steele, Blue, Peabody H., Memphis
Straight, Chas., Variety. Chicago.
Sutherland, Lee, Flor d'ltalla C, 8. F.
Sweet, Al, 29 Quincy .St,. Chicago.
Sweeten; Claude, Golden Gate, 3. F.
Sweetpn, Owen, Senator T., Sacramento.
Tiiytor. H;, 10J5 Chestnut St„ Phlla. .
Tuyiur, -Jack,- Amb!i«ailor H., L. A.
Tcppas, J. J., C3S Glenwood Ave.,. Buffalo.
Terry, Th'olina, c-o M. C, A., Paramount
BldK , N, Y: C,
th^tvlVj. 17,30 Straus Bl<lg,f Cblcago..
. Tlei-ney Five, Riii^phou.se H.V Phlla,
Traoy-Brown, Ad Sell R,. John Tlpaldl.
7'45 7th .Ave..: ; ■ . '
" Turootte; Ge6., 90 Orange St., Manchei-
ter, N. 11. .■ ' ^ : - : ■ -
■ ■ Vagabonds,'; Orloli Terrace, -Detrolt;
- - Vallee, Hfudy, 10 E. COth St,; N. Y. C,
Van JSurdam. H.' E.; Statler H.,. Buffalo,
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\Variir.<j .reiiir.,, . c-o - J. U'Cotin"r,. HVJi
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trlct, ■ ' -
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■ 355 .West '1st Street -
. Columbus 1360. -
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- Columbus 6066 '
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V theatric^;! , 'district. buildings. -
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■ ' CHARLES TENBNBAUM . . .
Principal Glhce; Landseer Ap.ts:, 245 West 5 ist Street* New York
, ApujtnK»i)t3.ean be seen evenirigsV Oifibe. in 'e.ach building.
. Wlil XA>a6e. .by; the \V«ck, Slohtli. ot. Vcar Farnished. or ' DnfurulBbieil. ' :
CLOTHES AND
(Corttin.ued froni page 55) .
nothing, in the World hxit entertdiin-
ment 'and thit's plenty. .Ronald
Colma;n. addicts relaxed after the
first .syllable and were grateful for
.an invention that gay e theni a doiir
hie dose of their favorite. ;:Llllian
Tashihan kept the corisiprators at
work as she already had the ■wi'ap
makei"s. Her only . gown was - an
elaborate affair, of •white . taffeta
with a bustle- effect at the left side
and a striilght: edegied train- on the
other, but wraps she changed: with
every exiti : -One . .Was black velvet
edged an round With white fox and
really too long; 'another . was of
metal brocade with more white .tox
trimming and a, third- of white
transparent velvet of .distinctive
cuti the frame collar of dark fur.
Joan Sennet was the perfectly
groomed prize Mr. Cplman won
though not because of her Voice, wa.^
she a prize/ yisiting a Strang gen-
tleman at night - naturally called for
a cloud of black veiling— the old
fa.shioned smoke screen — and a
black suit,
Maline Skirts
"The Sophomore" of course saved,
the game at the last minut^, but to
the audience he had it in his pocket
from the first Word; Sally O'Ncil
is still cohtiuuing the education she
started oh that tugboat wheii Mal-
com MacGregor was hier teadher.
Now, it's ' Eddie Quillian and - his
fraterriity, Sally winning, of course,
hor kind heart- as.surihg th.at,. Her
frocks of course plain, being -a soda
jcrkdr, so Ja.nctte IjoJC drcs.sed the
picture,, once ih a •vvhitc sport put-
fit, the felt hat Wide brimmed^ the
coat showing little of. the k^
u n d.or .it. ' J-Ier . drmco ':[ fro cik' was
simple and. pretU% the'satin bodif.'O
ti.ti;fitly. .hoddofi -. the ■ jrjali.Yie 'skirt .of,
tinoyon lop.crth alhi-o.st to 'the '^l6or;.-
^V';ilt'c;r .'O'l-Coofo supplied muoh 'pf
ihc. ifurf as a rridio- arin(iwn(-('T, '
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325 West 43rd Street
perhaps a buclt, Thisi store; by. the
way, was the one that enjoyed the
leading play. Here they call it
Beasley's Tango,, the game, of: course
being the Keno of the mining,
camps; pretty loose construction of
Webster, hPwever, to get this into
the "skill"' column.. Same thing
gpes fpr the card game rolI-.doWn.
The shows were riiorally antisep-
tic, but deadly dull and the tax in
most was a quarterr-a quarter by
the way is a .substantial unit of ctir-
rency to the citizens, of Toronto, a
towriV where the SaVarin; re.stau-
raht; chjvin staged a 55-cent lunph-
eon in one of the leading hotel.s, and
where a qtiarter is an afternoon
picture pas.sport,
•irhe Hawaiian show '.at two bits
is typical. Lecturer staged four
separate ballys, taking up 20 min-
utes. When the thin mob was as-
sembled, a' .c.iiidy butcher u.sod up
another ID ■. niinutc,=; with a lecture
on. his goods and solicitation of tho
audiehee, . Then a l.'j-mlnute show
wont on.v oonslsliri.g mostly of a
malo qu.Trtet acGompaniea by a
steel pu ita r a nd uke, the players
gagglni; moch,'inio.,'illy. The- climax
was 4Q ,sof:onds of mild .hula by a
tali girl -w-hb had no heart or ginger
in her wbrk, -.
Shirioy irrances' Water Carnival-
al,% at two hits Wa-s probably the
host Ptand on the Tot, They used
.JO' giflfj in the .haliy' and ;.-fOur in
the, show, whi^'li was thrqC-q;uarterK
bathing girl fafjhiOn parade, a- 'bit
of 'diving- -frirl,«; and ifx" olimrfx. -in a
high ■dive, by -.a rii.'ui. -Show lasted
.iri- : rni'ntil.f:s-.' '(iVid 'W-is the :nearost
thinfit.of a -ffiir -return ■for-thc quat-
'ter. -■ V - . '". '.'■'. ":'■-' ''■ V
•. --'-.-.Out ■ Prices- : ' .\: .-
; (('oht'i'nued froin. piig(' T-i"';
..•ii'.'iinst .Ibi- liliiyr ni.'il'c'.s an .onli-
n,'iry in'''f(:)i<iii(l.i.-'(,i wlic l l.oiik - lik''
-<-i.r,HfTv;ifivi-. liu>-iri<';--.«, .'unl f-'M' li- f
■^-vvi'-tii ;i.s ('ii.lui.tilVi;!' I';ii-|<".s i.ii Ni N\
Mi.-r-i y a -l>1iiI;iTitKi''i'f 'J'' .ins; il ui !• 'ii, .
.S'.iiiic is. 1 nil'.- fii" ;i .rii'-ki-l <','ill''l
. -".!■.(• .\civ)j'i1;i Ml- .g.-titi<'-, ■ A .'liiir;i-ii III '•-
iiir-liili i,s .^-'-t f'fi !i .S;'riii:.' ;ir;'l. ''I'v
'.I'.n-il i;i!;:iJ- ri!').:,;. u 1>'-m<1 'i-.iir'ii-
uJi. »-„.i-i-:'i:uxi.uii— cx.!'.!.!-:^ .. :r.'ii'
! vlMl,;- ,'it .fitif' '"f i-'f 'v-' •! Sp I'^^-t •;. V, i.-ri-
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I - - Keno V/cll Pl.aycd'
T:.. ' ■ • ■. ■ « : •■ i '•■ ' •
An .cTrrlio'mL'r! front • ,'mnoi'inf;ed "A .
NiiKliV iih. H.iir"iii"''at' n .qiiarlt'i; /and.
(iii-iH-'l '(I'.il -to Jio.-a st.i-i';tly ,sfrcqn(l
f\1nss (i-l!-(-riJ(ii-i-(I r'"'>'Mf' fiiil fi.t, .Wild'
AV' sf, \v;is );il"-.|i''1 fur ii.i'';il t'Ui'l'"!-"''?'
f tf.',-i.l Xiirtli ' \Vi-l(l \Vc.;-f . Jind -was fi-..
mi''l r'<Ai-ii fl!--'.rii i.v. I'-iilh .of tli<'S(>
y\[n\v>-. St ;ii-r,i-f| nl ,'i; qii.-iri ';r ;rii(i l;i ti-r
6ii't: tn '■■■■'I'l-'-; ' •; ■.'
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l.'ii- . ;, r.ii ir'.i Woj.l il it i -.'-'-J-^-'irit,' .-'I'diii,: I
Oil- lilir:". -•.l'--,-:t:ri'>.--:jli il-i'- .■.V'.ir'd'V \V?;s
Ii-'- .iril."i-.-iii!.;.', rriiiit. (in .<ii-ii- hl I -'•''
Caterpillar, Old/Mill and one called
the Ridee-O, circular ride in saucer-
like cars, each of which is turn Was
released at speed and thrown by
centrifug.al force through a wider
circle, returning to be shackled to
the original radial bar. The last
named got some play..
• Patriotic Hoke
Passing to pleasanter things, the
grandstand facing the half-mile
traek haa capacity for 24,800 people
and for the evening 'shbW packed
in as closely as humanly possible.,
CJeneral ' admission Is strangely
enough a quarter with reserved
seat.s at . $1 -.and boxe,s at $1.60.
The. annual pageant is the lure.
Fine bit of patriotic hoke, dished
up in something Uke the Itoxy man-
ner only on a 1,000-foot stage and
with n .Siipging and dancing en-
semble of 1,500. ' All a.bout the
Glory of Britannia from the sailing
of Robhstlan (jabot to the 'entrance
of troop.s frPm all. the Colonies,
each with . its own nnilitary band.
It's a rippln' show and If a, Cana-
dian that gives an extra kick out
of flag waving, it must carry a
'.whale, of a.\ punch. Particularly the
finale, a mu.sical ride by a squadron
of tho Crtnadia^n J^oyal Bragoon.s,
regula rs Who have horses that pould
teach Clie.ster Hale's, girls some-
thin.g aboiit -precisiPn. .
Vaudeville ■■ .
Va,uacyille show ' spreads nearly
,.'50 aet.5 across .three sta.geSi feature
di,si)l!iys going, to the ^yil•th. l•"^^mi.ly.-
and General i'i.sano, IJlll l.s the rjick
^o.C' pVitdp'or ac't.sv in -the- gri)up b.c'inj?
Piiul Tioiulon arifl I'iils, Koilr Aces
an d Q 11.' '('.n, Avyop] an e . Gi rl s, ; Itan -
(low Trio, *etors .jind I.c.ldu i'f , {stciner
Trio; T'.on •Iliiir. troUpj- Dipijy I-;l''r.<i
Gotncd'y, Triir'nor»- .Circus, iliilings
J^c.'i Is,'' . flolK'rla'H-: Cir^ciiS;: ' . J F.ol.rn.an
'iiros.-, -TiiV' . La'rg;.ird,s.,.' Mile;- Anna,
•WV-i.li'T Girisl The Kftl:iu's', ]''loi'i-s.
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V A R I E T Y
Wednesday, September 4, 1929
Directw of His
at the
HOTEL
PENNSYLVANIA
ON THE RADIO
[N. B. C. Networks]
Earle Radio Hour
1
Watch for Our New
£#DISON RECORDS
(Lateral Cut Disks)
Broddcasitng Over the Nattonal Broadcasting Co, Networks as a Regular Feature From the Hotel Pennsylvaniay New York
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Entered second^claga matter Peceihber 2^ 1906. at tbe Post Office at New York. N. Y.° Under the act'^
VOL. XGVI. No. 9
NE)W YORK, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1929
72 PAGES
'All you' ' sob/, sister^^ tears,
' Usten-i ' , '■ .v;-.. .. ■
'There are ho beautiCul wotneri In
yaude, . , ' •
■ None who^ cai,n step. away from the
varlety.,t6 click: in the short talk-
On the word of any of the men
making: th0 talking shorts they will
tell in one mouthful that vaude as
producer of beauts- for the camera
ain't got. none.
r.Tp .make someone the goat: foir
such at broad' stateinent there are
■no pretty girJs iTi. vaude able to
.register like - an .established femnie
picture babe, piii it on Frank Davis.
. He is, pretty, healthy and m.arried.
. Frank dW.npt put bis wife in pic-
ituresj; :He had a chance but stuck
on the safe side, If she shouldn't
cllct Prank looked over a. raft of
.elrl^ of all ages froin all . branches,
of vaude. Hls 'failure .to pluck a
few beauts convinced him complete-"
ly vaude is no lot for screen finds.
Not a beaut in a stage.ful.
The beiuty candidates' for. films
look ail right, in vaiude and right
back, in vaude they go . as far as
the caniera cares;. They didn't reg-
Ister,
A; premium may now be offered
for Frank Daivis's scalp, but
Fjaink stands pat. on . his knowl-
edge that vaude is no fertile field
for prospfictiye screen players.
:Frank 'may never stand sro high
figain -with the femmes, but he is
«rily declaring . himself : as a . short
talker director and not as a vaude-
vuiian.. When, he returns to vaude
With Adele Darnell (Mrs. .Davis) he
niay.:hayp to wear: phoney whiskers:
Author Turns Leaper
Robert Laidlaw, novelist, finding
^^ne^ financial .returns of authorship
nadequate, has been ;«iaking: his
nSf ^ liarachute jiimper. - ap-
pearing, at parksi real estate.pjCnics,
ieS^^ "^'^^ ■■ 50 parachute
'6^3 without. a mishap.
-T^t^^u^ known the author of
surp.; ^^-^ Young Man," an artistic
lisS '' ^^W'^'e °f .ye,ars ago, pub-
'isned anonymously.
Air Appeal
Hollywood, Sept. iO.
Femme cliff dwellers Who
park the body on the roofs of
high aparimient buildingia for
the daily sun bath; are attract-
ing local aviators. , .
The boys are flying low.
ME VAilDEVILtlANS AT
WORK IN OTHER LINES
When asked, by ai nosey Variety
reporter where a}! the acta iseekihg
vanishing independent vaiude dates
were disappearing to, dhe of the
leading indie bookers ; replied virith-
out, showing his. #Qld teeth: :
".They are gettihgr but of tbe biz;"
This booker said a coimic Is now
driving a taxi in Brooklyn; a sister
team had' opened up a beauty parlor
on Long Island; the male half of a
bench team id selling insurance;:
one-third of a trio is bootlegging;
a hoofer, has turned waiter, while
another; yaudevillian who .had
starved tp death in a sketch is
Starting life, over as a..soda jerker
in a Brooklyn soft drink- parlor.
Pay* Unidei^ $2,00ii,b0Q for
5 Mugiykn/ Ballard &
Bowers Shows t-^ Immedi-
ate Pbssession -
Legit House
^ — -—- . =^^:^..aavahnah-,'^Sept-r-"l'6=='
lo.S.S'"'; ^""^ donated by the
the^AS'-^'^^ Daughters of
tile itn ^^^v-^liitJon.. to adorn
^^^^T""' "''^'^ of the Savannah
legit t?: '^"^^'"S ^t a« the oldest
^'^vannab is. lOO years old:
'^^y^c this toils evcrytliing.
PAY PEE SHOW
Ed Wyhn and Will Rogers ar<!
being offered to picture and vaude-
ville houses by the Willia:m Morris
office.
Wynn is asking $500 a perform-
ance (14, 17 or 21 shows weekly),
while Hogers wants $10,000 per "vyeek
flat. ■
By the purchase Monday of . the
five circuses from Mugivan,; Ballard
& Bowers, John Ringling r became
the .unopposed owner of. the entire
circus field..
Last nigiit, Ringling left New
York on a tpiir of inspectipn of his
new tent properties. They are . the
Sells-Flotd Circus with Tom Mix,
Hagenbeck- Wallace, John Robinson,
Sparks show and the A| G. Barnes
Circus. With Ringling's Ringling-
Barn um Big Show of 100 cars, the.
(Continued on page 67)
Merging Theme Song
The 29-30. then:ie song of the
show business:
V.There'3 merger in your
dreamy ey*eS."
DIVERSIFED RADIO BILL
BY PAR, WITH 12 STARS
IPOSTOR DIES
IN Livimr
Buenos Aires, Sopt, 10.
Attohipting the; "buried alive"
stunt about which he had learned
when he was emi?loyed by Blacka
mon, the Italian showman, who,,
docs the trick as a busincs.'s, a per-
former whcse name is unknown,
(Continued on page 28).
' All the talk about 'producers do-
ing .away . With, .ch^ nien lirpves
to; be untrue. ProcTlicers are look-
ing high and lo.w for chorus gents
but there is a scarcity of the' right
type.: . ■••
Fashions in chorus : men leans
toward ' the opei'etta . type the.se
days; tall, handsome individuals
who can wear uniforms with plenty
of gold braid and look .:digni£icd
rather than ridiculous.
Aclonisps must dance and sing..
Men who - can, sing iare u.siiully
foreigners, at the singing busino.ss
Iong"onough7"tcf;"ffc^qSiW^Sn^f^^^
paunch with nothing drt.shingly ju-
venile about thrm. Men" who cnn
dance come under the dfKignritiqn
of hpofors and often ari? petite.
Tbe few tall hand.sonie ni-'ilf.s
fifjating around Broadway f^c'in to
bo snatched up , by theatres a.s
doormen, and from there find thx.-ir
way into .pictures. In faf.-t, the
handsome guys seem to feel that
there is more chance of getting into
pictures from a door than, a
chorus, .
Seem to be no tall, handsome
tvctined ; chorus men, thh-t's all. If
there are a:ny . who can fill the. rcr
quircments there are opportunities
for them;
VMing Toy," coming Ziegfeld
production, needs plenty of .them,
Tliey are wanted as naval oflic.pr.s.
S.itnc for "Fifty Million P'rencli-
men," to be produced, and also for
"Tin Hats," another . mu.sical pro-,
duction. ... \
~ ~ ~6on-c:e ft '■ ■-; ■ .
. Whfn mdle^ai>pircant.s, for clioru.s
j'oljs ;i re told that they, in.u.st be
young; tail and hand.some, tlK>y .r.;-
inain unperturbod ; all feoliiig thr-y
have the ,g6od.s.
Tke .spociinon.s npplying are far
nior.o. coDOf'ited it .M-.yins Ih.an . girl.s
.seeking stage jobs. Not mnny girls
w.il.I adiriit tlicy are boa uts, unless
pretty well a.s.sured.
The Paramount-Publix weekly
hour on Columbia, will debut on
iSept. '21 with a program scheduled
to be the most traveled and diversi-
fied bf any ethereal effort .so far
attempted. Listeners will be jjwung
from. New York City to Astoria;
theii to Indianapolis. Manhattan
will broadcast before the long
transfer, to the Hollywood studios.
Oh the return a stop-over on the
PUblix fitage in Omaha is included
An a.it orchestra, com posed of
men picke'd frOm the orchestras in
the Broadway and ^Brooklyn houses,
as well as in Astoria, will be a'
permanent feature.
Between, the east and west coa.st
.studios 12 stars are being conscript-
ed. Not just addresses but play-
lets, songs, gags and musical ren-
-ditiona assigned to the different
ones,
Paramount later in . the week
picked David Mendoza as regular
conductor of Its broadca.st orches-
tra.
DONA ROSE ATrACHED^
AN& BY THE WRONG GUY
When Dona Ro.s6' was .served with
a writ of attachment at the instance
Of Saks and Co., she had the idea
the papers were documents of af--
fbctibn. Dona is accu.stomed to
having :pebple attached to her.
Other wi,se hovv can one live at 1212
Upper. 5th avenue. .'
She . paid neither attention.: or
casii, when a bill for .$0,200 wa.s
rendered. That's only perfume
money to Dona. : . :Ne.vcr theleas . Misis
I.lose didn't raise the inoney. She
gave t-hern one check for .'$5, GOO iii.st
J/in u.'i ry..- Tbey Vsli ould .. be .satished,
Th" other d;i.y a drirk man entered
her life. He- was .sent to lock .the
tJoor.s of her .spacious apartment and
.s"e' that nothing -wa.s removed. Mis.s.
j.^ iiaM ■ ] 2 fuj. r gats..:, go;
p-'jJrs.of slioes and (iiiarfs of $20 an
ounre poffiime, T.heh her jewfels
which TiLinilycr. like I'eggy ' .Ipyo.e'Hi
oltHoiiKh l-hoy .iren't 'so large.
Hhe fiillcd her atlbrney,. Arthur
CS.'u-ficId lJ:^yc,s., Jiivye.s fs'ot .tJak.s to.
lay off a while' jiayiritr. MIhs Ito.se had
(lro))p(.d $1 7-i.OOO Ut nv'jr.kcti All
that tjliry.sler stock and Iladio
which rnfulft' Dona what ..slie •vya.s
(Continued on page 71)
Answering ?i . theatrical, .call • may
be one of thC: tortures of stage liffe.
It i.s possibly, accountable why
some of the girls arbuhd are not-
as ybung as they should .be. They
grow iaricient, answering calls. They
go to a call as a ypUng woman and
go away old. -
Girls are Mtold .' to. be -present on
the dot of the hour appointed.. Then
it Is wait, wait, -Walt, tintil . finally-
dismissed with nothing accom-
plished. -.
And^what do the girls talk and
think about to while away the
hours? You'd be surprised..
A few of the intelligent ones are
impatient with their weary plight..
They wonder if they are victims of
paranoia; a person, who is afflicted
with . 4 crazy obsession, pertaining to
themselves. '
"You know," said one . waltlnfi
lass, "a producer recently told me
that some chronic actors are vic-
tims of... paranoia. Tbey think, th€jr
are actors, .although everything In
tiie world has contrived to dis-
prove it.
"He told me," she went on,
"about a man under surveillance In
Believue becausfc he thougiit he
had a cat in his) stomach' arid he .
had to drink milk to feed it. The
doctors could not rid him of that
hallucination, so they suggested an
operation to let the cat escape so •
that it could run about and drink ,
milk in a more natural manner.'
They pretended to operate and then .
(CpnUnued on page 54)
Alaska Barren of Shows
.: Seattle, Sept. iO.
G. R. Eckman, .lormorly .book
here, i.s back froni three months iri
Alasica. ;
He says vaude is nil in that terri-?
tory, Only stage shows g^ivcn the
past year in all AIa,ska were two by
the Elks lodge in Juneali.
"The Jazz Singer" gbt .$1 top and
capacity at Gross' houses Iri^ J uneau
ind Ketchikan. .
Television in Africa
Washington, Sept. lO..
TelevivSion is being given public
demonstrations through South Af^
•ica by;tlie liaird Television Co. and :
the African ■ JJroadca.sting Co,,, ac-
cording' to ' Trade ConiiriLs.sioner ^S,
fl. D.ay, Johannesburg.
Conipany is to .be. laiinclied to
make the broadca-stiri*: . poi'inanont.
.THE M<!-\E V6U CO BY
WHEfJ VOU GO TO BUY
143 / B'WAY. TEL 5500 PENnI
8
FILM
LONDON TRADE
"Rainbow Man" Poor,
Displacing .''Black-
mair Hit
X-bifidon, : Sept. 10.
, "Wpll publicized cpro fort p£ .afti-
flcially icodled ■ theatres during the-
recent sultry wieiather has .dra.wn
excellent business to such Weist Eind.
houses as Empire/ Plaza, liegal and
New-. Gallery. Slogan of ''cooler in-.
Bide than outside;' hag," been pushed
'to; the 'fore. ■■ ■. \ -
Much surprl.se '-vvag bccaisioried by
the Ehipire spotting "Sileht House,":
the fit-st silent i3ritish subject of-
fered by tills miEtjor house in hionths.
''The RairiboW Man'' did .poorly at.
the Gapitol; inadequately exploited
and set i;i ah. unsuitable locatibn-
PictUTe is presented by Cl)a.rles
Wooif,. maha.ging director: of Gau-
morit -liritish, .^hich .controls the
hoii.se. . ''Blacltiiiitir' was
while it was doing well in order to
lhaite robrix tor ''Rajntbw Man."
; The .Carlton- is . coniiJleting 14
weeks, of "^^ocoaniats" to a . good
average. • -
UFA OVEN THE WORKS
FOkiMEIUiMj^^
Ufa^ the biggest of the German
companies and the first to attempt
to secure il permanent selling foot-
hold 6f its own here/ has, accord-
ing to ihiEormed sources, allowed it-
self to be manoeuyred into a posi-
tion Jwhere it practically cut itself
out of the American picture mar-
ket.
Except for the few pictures Par-
anriount and Metro yearly have the
right to select f rom the entire heap,
Ufa has jockeyed itself into a jum-
ble of costly litigation , and petty
inter-relationships that restrict it
fromi cream -.territories, and in
others permit Its pictures to Second
fiddle other . foreign product.
Military tactics of some of its
visiting executives have aroused the
ire of ■ liti^s^nts who concede, that
many thousands . of dollars and
much : time in courts could have
been saved had there been an
amlcalDle accounting.
Plaintiffs in all cases have been
BUQCessful. "The Brill organization
which Ufa 1^ repoi"ted to have
grabbed at as a life saver before
Jaydee came cUong. and sold it on
Worldwifle. lias had not only its in
junction restraining Ufa from sell
ing in. the eastern states sustained,
but its attachment, for the total of
$221,000 alleged damages, upheld in
a later court rilling.
Kecently Ufa compromised with
one of its former employees, Max
GOosenian. It cost the company
$■3,000' to erase hi,s action for com
Ai(ssions.
German Film$ in Paris
Paris,. Sept. 10.
Current picture houSe. bills show
a remarkable number of Gorman
imports. .Most of the, leading Pdris
hou.sds. are showing product frorri
Berlin;; suggesting, perhaps the re-
sult of -trade understandings made
whep the^ jFrench and German trad«
talked of co-operation during .the
iQTig .wi^ahgle over fiini quota, »imed
at-'America. .'^ ■ ■.■ ;S . ■ :' .
. In recent months also the . 'frjc-
hibitbr situation in the capital haLs!
■changed, Prjanco- Films liovkr oon-
trblling most of the lead l?ig Paris
stands, ''-.i-'. : } : ;' • ■
Exceptions in. iiee of foreign .sub-
jects are Pirambunt, whbr6 "The'
^6-50 Girl" is on. the screen, Vind
Gaumont's ■■■■ feature, I'The Tempit-
ress,^'- ■■ ■
Charles Wbplf has been making
heavy cuts in staff and payroll sincb
going into Claumont British ats nrian-
9,ga.ing djreblori ' Oh thb PCTi end
it looks like a nibve to write down
values drastically in pireparation for
the next Gatlmont British financial
statement -due shortly. '
Understood.." .. j./It is .ds.trfer.BrOs;'
idea to clean up any possible Ih^
flation'ih the next balance sheet and
then go to the stodkhblderS with the
argument tliat ' the new . aituaitioh
puts the affairs- of the corporation
in staible shape; .. . ^ ,
It is not ■ yet certain . ..that thie
Bromheads ai-e entirely., eliminated
from, the Gaumont British situation,
belief being tha^t payment bias .not
yet been made to thfem for the stock
taken oyer upqii their resignation.
Report is around : that they arei
coming back into -the .picture buisi-^
ness in iany event .and there . is still
a chance,' according to understand-
ing, that they may return by way
of the Gaumont ' .company,; from
which they recently w^ere forced.
MAET and MARGAEET GIBB
America's only native) • born *'$ia-
meBeV'TWihs.-'- .
Played 44 solid weeks and . btoke
records. ■' . ;.. ■ • . ■ '
Opening soon in the middle West.
ARTHUR K L E I N -T E Tl R V
tU RN ER ATTRACTIONS, INC>
156Ci. Broadway, New "York. .
FOX Ain) G.-B.
'jiighest' I'ox authbritles are
apprised .of the closure for the
GaumontrBriti.sh .chain of . aoO
theatres and studio -property of
the English - conripajiy* one: of
the most powerful in the BhibW
world overseas. ^ .
Passage his. been booked *or
Wihfi^ld She^hah on the liner
leaving Oct, 4. Joe Plncvis,
casting expert for Fox, is
scheduled to leave around
Sept. . i2'. It is understood-
that both of these Foxites are
going to iget the studio end of
their reported- British acquisi-
tion into, immediate condition-
f or foreign feature production
activities.
SWISS CENSORS CAN'T
MONKEY WITH DIALOG
U. S. Talkers Are Well
Received in Hoilaiid
• Amsterdam, Sept. 10.
An abridged version of "Show
Boat" with reproduction on West-
ern equipment scored -a success at
its premiere here iis far as the pub -^l
lie was concerned Although; the press
was not. especia,lly enthusiastic; ■
''Weary River" also w:as fa,vor-
ably received at the Cinema Royal,
house of 1,100 ca,pacity and bne bjf
the most important establishments
in Amsterdam. .Reproduction of
this feature was by means of a new
Dutch apparatus, the reprodiicihg
quality of which received praise.
EXHIB LEADERS QillT
London, Sept. 10,
Frederick Cooper and .Aldermdn
Troun,«!0.n, respectivcl-y president
and .ex-^presidon.t of the: Exhibitors'
; As.sociation,. arid bo.th , members of
the' advisory • coiriniittee : of the.
Bqarci of /rrade, resigned from thb
British Masterpiew Board late last.
■Wf-ok. ;- '. ■
With ^hcm -went : Fred Morrison,
' delegate to .the ' General Council Of
tliip ■Association,:
These promoters, do riot ni.ike
their r<>asbns entirely plain, -but it
is! intimated, that the allo.triiorit of
some $200,000 of stock is involved. -
New company regulations . and.
also revised rules of the Stock Ex-
change malce board menilicrij of
joint stock companies pcrsdnaily re-
■fipo.n.sible .foi' company bbljgi^tions
a nd it appears that Cooper, /t'roun-
'Bon an<l"^Ar6i'l'iT?Jm=dTr=nQt-i!e^li!5h
evimiiig such roppbnsibilitios.
Why «houl((n't you set .to the
top of the tree? It's still thBrc.
MR. ANI* MKS, JACK NORWORTII
130 West 4-ltli Street
Sew Vork , ,
Guhmeb Plug Cy Tearney
/ Chicago^
Cy Teiartiey, -who with his brother
Al, runs the. Garden of. Allah, road-
house near here, was shot in the
chest by eight men who lnya.ded the
club early Tuesday morning'. . ,
Motive of the shooting is not
knoWn, but TeaFney claims the men
wanted to take him for a ride. Phy-
sicians- who dug out 60- shbtgun
sliigs from Tbarney's chest, say he
will' Tecover: .• .'
FILM PIONEER DIES v
Paris, Sept. 10.
Abe ' iCaff cnburg, : founder, of. the
old p.idturc hbuse in the Montiriartre
district .billed the ■ Anierlcan the-l-'
atre, 2p. ye{irs ago,- died here a f ow,
■dayis ago.-' .' .•'■.•■.;'
.KafCoriburg, 54, was a nephew .of
the late Abb Ilummel of New. York,-
who niadb his homfe In Pa.ris after
the sensational scandal that led to
his disbarmont and imprisonment in
the Stiitos.'
. Kaffeiihlirg retired from bu.siness
two yoa.rs ago; . ,
' - IIollywood,":.^^«pt. 10,
. Norman Kerry and Ilf'h'nc Cos-
tcllo will bo bo-foaturcd In the first
of a .svrii.x of talkers tb bo made
by. Cuban ; Iivtornritional Films at
Tec-Art ."Studio.
Ilono Cordova, Cuban ai'ln.'s.", and
Kitly Gan;dncr, will l)o in .«upyort.
;.Cliff Whoolor dirootiiif?.
Story, untitkd, concfnis a Jla-
vana niy-stery.
Brussels, Sept. 10.
Paramount's talker, "Lie Chanson
de Paris," was submitted to the Bel-
iglan board of film censors minus
sound as the board has no equip-
ment tb. run such plctures.-
Board refused: to pass on the pic-
ture as it "had no sub-^titles."
: Local press picked it up with re-
sult that C. Vincent went ta the
Minister . and got ,a withdrawal of
the decision of tlie board.
- As the. ia.yr. stands censoring can-
not be applied to the talkers. Now
appears bbard will pass on picture
portion of the feature and make no
attempts to touch the dialog.
2 Crews-Stars-Directors
On EDgiish-Spanish Version
Hollywood, Sepit, 10.
Sono-Art will produce '.'Blaze of
.Giory" in both English a.nd Spanisli.
Eddie Bowling does the English
versIOTi,: Renaud iloffman directing,
and Jose Bohr - stars in the Spanish
footage . with Andrew Stone di-
recting."':.
lioth ;versl.bns will be made at the
same time, two crews alternating on
thei same speries.
. -Title of the Spanish ybriiibn will
be "Sbmbras de Qlof-ia." It will be
released in- both silent'.; ind dialog
throughout the ■ i^tln-American
countries. ^ '
British Film Field
By Frank Tilley
Talkers Enter Egypt ■
■ ';■■■> ■ .■-. , , , '. . ■ . .' CairD,\ Sept.. -10. . '.^
Paramotirit; 'has japplled to th^
jnlniistry of the iriterlbr; Egyptian
government; for pornilssion to ' ex-r
hibit .Its sound pictures in this terri-
tory and tlie application^ has,: been
fbrihajiy approved. : Accordingly the
first Paramount sound picture .will
b0 : .shown at the Royal Cinerria,
Alexandria. - .... -
\ Universal, alisb hAs . taken action to
Open .tlie cbyritry .to its product. and
''Show .Boat'', presently will flicke^
Ori the banks.bf.thb Nil^^^
WIRING m MANILA
Manila, Sept, 10.
Two local theatres are making: it
a jt-ace to be the first with wired
equipment. Rialto and Majestic are
both putting in Anierican installa-
tioris. Latter is to change its name
to the Radio theatre.
• -Representatives of Lyric theatre
aro now in the :Ui' S. purchasing
'somi^l"5gTripTtreTit=for^heii^^^
lOTT LEFT $50,000
. Los Angeles, Sept 10.
Lorl -Lcni, widow of Paul J^ni;
German director who died here last
week, filed pctilibn for letters oC
administration to the estate pf her
hu.sband.
Value 1& placed at $50,000.
fiii
iFirst WofW Preniiere of
U. S. Release Abroad
London, Sept. 10.
World premiere of Gloria. Swari^
son's, "Thia Trespasserj" . Arnericain
made talker, at the. jNew Gallery
einema last night, ttirned but •to.^e
a sensational ' smash, both in re-
ception of star' arid picture, and In
the public demonstriatibn. tliat , ac-
companied the first performance.'
Police resefves were -called .upon
When a . mob of 6,000 Jammed Re-r
gent street at the new house; Bobbles
with linked arms were drawrt up
for two blbcks leading tb the en-
trance. They could .no.t 'control the
crowd which broke :thrbugh arid
swarmed into the lobby, ; Miss
Swanson was cheered .for fifteen
minutes upon her. arrivfi,!. /
, By the tlm,e the house was filled
and the doors closed, the out.side
crowd had grown, to 6,t)00. Waiters
tried to rush the gates; The star
hprseif sat,. Incorispicuously among
the fans, but was spotted after the
picture had started and a new dcm-
onstratiori organized.
It became so noisy that: they had
to stop the picture and Miss. Swari-'
son called to. the stage where she
was cheered fbr aribther peribd.. A
similar outbreak of cheering at the
end of the film brought the star
forward on the stage again.- . Same
thing happened wheri she left -the
theatre and faced a big crowd that
had waited for her exit.
Picture has had serisatibnal pub-
licity and the whole affair: puts Miss
Swarison right at the top as.a talk-
irig picture name in England..
It's the first world premiere for
an American picture, abroad. "With
the high Interest In .. talkers oyer
here, the Swanson set up was per-
fect. ■
London, Sept.' 10.
Gloria Swansori went on the air
here Sept. 5 at 10.15 British tinie in
a broadcast by Rriti.sh Broadcast-
ing Co.
Feature was relayed through all
British stations and also on short
wave length to the States, from
Chelmsford.
Screen star spoke greisitings and
sang ,"Ix)y.e*'. .from. 'IThe . Tres-
passer," closing, ■with i^^^^^^
bye" speech. -
According to advices sub.sequentiy
received l&y Jos. P, Kennedy, the
whole broadcast was picked up by
the National Broadcasting Corp. In
the V. : S. :an<l a cbmiil ete riecord of
ft ■riiechanically . recordbd by - RCA
Phbtophoriev; ■ .'.
3
iaos for $25,000
London, Aug. 30;
A featurfe. of :the last year and i ,
half has been proriiotlons . of public
compapiei?. : Some oic thej^e; have;
been flat tamps; ; Pialulent flgilres,
fak9^ valuiations,. shoestring, under- .
writing arid .issuing hou.ses, More
than one issue ' has, bfeen made ..
through a firm the head of which ig
under suspicion, of being conriected
with Jacob Factor. : /
- Several iss.ues whic h the piublic
-has riot sul^sciUbed to except lor
vulgar fractiori, have been- lett With. :
thfeir stopk by . detaultiiig under-
writers, just little ' coiriri-iissiori* ■
grabbers wrlio. got theirs, if the pubr.
lie : fell hard enough, arid who .left'
their cbriimitriifciits' flat if the stock .
stuck.:-.
One. of these : >ya's Internationai .
Talkirig : Screen Productions a
merger . including - Rayartj British
Screeri,: Staakon of Berlin,' and De-^ .
russa, ; a Russb-Gcrriiari ■ concerri.
This coriipany heldvits first mebting
this 28th arid George Pearson told
the stockholders, suits vwiere beings,
filed against tlie defavvltersv riieanr;:,
while the .subsidiary, conipariiea'
were flriaricing themselyes.
This , is just a side issue bf the
situation. ' Committee of /the Stock
Exchange ' this week altered its .
riiles arid slipped a Vlarning to sev-:
eral membet-s of the Exchange that
the typfe of market-rigging coriimbn
Over the last year must .stop. ' :
One alteration is in the grariting
of applicatibris to deal in stock of .
new issues. This week the. coni- .
riiittee . has turned down" the. appli-.
batlon of thie recently formed Edi-
bell Co., a concern marketing a disk,
system in. conjunction with the Edi- -
son-i3iell Talking Machine Co.
Edibell Co. has been told its. stock
will not be dealt. in on the Exchange
Until it-has iiresented its first year's
accounts. Similar action Is: to be ,
taken .with all i.ssues Vv'lilch consist
of ideas and thobries not commbr-
cially proven: '■ ; .
. Further and^ far^rfachir^g. altera- •
tlon^ to the Stock Exchango' rules ;
oblige a company, director •tp.. ,hol.d
more than a nominal stock quali.:^-.
catloni prohibit- hlni from: voting ori. .
any contract in" which he lias a pri-
vate interest, and order soven clcair
days before a general .meeting a full
Statement of .iccount.s must be
lodged with ; the secretary of . the
share and loan depavtmprit of the
Stocli .Exchange.
" More, than one: of .thesje rule re-
vislohs will affect the attempted .
stock :issue of B.riti.sh Masterpiece
Films .Cb., from the board of -wliich ■■
the notorious Havry. Lambert has
now vanished, and whos<c name a"nd
eonnectioij_iS;Carefuily omitted, from :
the. ''particulars!' Is.sued in place of ■
a prospectus.
No public issue is to be ma<le, the
alibi being the. .Ayhole ' Of the .un-
issued stock has been bought, by "a
:'well-knowri city house," which wilt
putit bnto the stock market. Teah? :
if the Stock Exchange cornriiittee
say so! This "well-kn.bwn bUy
house" is one- Sir -W. O'Connor,
cbnnected with English and Foreign
Trust. And other things; Including
some filni flotations ."which are now
In the happy po.sition of having un-
loaded their stock at. a premium and
(Continued on page 66)
^ W Sept. io.
■ Egypt's ■ only pictur/3 studio . at
Helfpolis turned out three pictures
last year at a total cost of 425,000. . .
About 50 lOgyptian houses bought
the pictures, says the report to the
Department of Coriiriicrce.
. Par,. Moves . Paris Base
■ : : . • Paris. Sept. 10.
Paramount i.s^clO'sing'itsfi^lcCBTTDTi^
the Champs Elysdes. and moving to
quarters in the Paramount theatre
building.
SAILINGS
Oct. 1 (Lbndbn tb New York)
Klmberly and Page, Marry iBurhs
and Co., Rita Forde (George Wash-
ington),.
Sept. 21 (New York to rai'isy. Mi':
atnd ;Mrs.- B.; P. Shulbcrg (He de-
Frarice).
: Sejht. . -20 . (New ' ■york to I?a.rls)»
Bernie FlriOman (lie de France). - _
Sept, 16 (London to Now York)",
Mortbn. Downey,^ Bob Fisher (Olyn**
pic):-.:v' •:'•'• ■ . ^
Sept. - 13 (New York - tb : I-ondOJi>;
Ben Bernie • arid orchestra, ; -Nell-
HamMton (Bremen). :.
Sept. 11 (London to Now York).
Yvette Rugcl. (Olympic),
Sept;. 7 (London to ... New York) .
Edgar .Sehvyni Oeorgotte Cdhin*.
■William A. Brady (Borongaria);
Sept. /? (New York to l'ari«) Eq
Ballard,: Ma urict! Goodnian (He
France)..
Sc'ptv 6 (Now York to London)(
Thornton Wilder (Lapland). .
Sept. 5 (Sydney to San l.'ranoisoo)
A.:s. Byron, Vera Gonild (TUlilti)-
VSopt. 5 (Paris to Now VoriO I^"
T5^lSityTBrcm6Tr)T'~- '.
Miss Lillie's- First.
Los Angclos, Sept. 10. ■
Boatrioo LilliQ is traveling to New
York on private affair.q. She Is diio
back on the coast In November for
her first talker.
The Tiller Dancing Schods
of America, Inc. _
64 WEST 74th ST.. NEW YORK
M Any READ,. Proi'l<'.ent
Phono Endlcnft Jl2U.-«
New ClaeseB Now I'ormWr
Wednesday, September 11^ 1929
FOREIGN SHOW NEWS
VARIETY
Outdoor Lure, Departing Visitors
Cut Into London Tlieafa^
. Lon4oni Sept. ip.
Sept T maLkea the IGth finig Saitxir-
^S7 In succession , In libiidon with
the consequent blow to theatre box
oinces In the lure of outdoors. Be-
mldeai hundreds of thousancljs are
drawn by the. Schneider cup races,
ind moreover the depp.r.ture of Au-^
. ipust visitors has been enormpUs.
AUSmUA RACES PAY
MORE TAX THAN SHOW
Sydney; Sept 10,
Returns on reveiiue to the Com^
monwealth for the period April ; to
At the Adelphl "Erothers'V has not I fuly, just made public, disclose
yet deflnltely caught on and itf fate, e^^^^
hangs in the balance. , ■ and . race track vastly liii excess of
"The Cup pf Kindness'*- is rd return 'on amusements- through
«teadily to fair business -dLt the Ald-
■'wych.
•'By Candle liight" at the Crl-
tc^Xes
Figures are 1208,616 for all
amusement taxes paid and 1412,050
terion dropped sharply for {ji. time, for jocUc^ and betting im-
but novyr has .i?bne upV due partly to |
the publicity attendfhg the scndi^
of another company to the States;
and partly" , to the eom.mcht b.rouglKt
about by .Leslie Faber's death.! t
■■ was , on Its last logs, . apparently-
/when it caught; its second breath.'
"T«ss'' -aS ;Sto|3-Ga|j:'.
"Tess Of the .Diirberviiies" reyiyal
was put in the .Dtilce of York's as a
'stbp-ga.p, accomplished its purpose'
CarriUo's Slant-Eye
Sydney, Sept, 16^
^ Wong Wing, Leo Carrillo's Chin-
ese .drcss6r, all but started a new
Far East situation, when the- stage
, , crew, at the. Criterion here threat-.
and closed Sept 7, after keeping, oned to strike because the Celestial
the house open several . week* and' was not. a! member In goocl standing
even, turning a slight profit Of the Australian : Theatrical Union-.
.''L0ye L^e3•^: IS doing well at the . Carrillb offered to pay all fees to
Gaiety, while 'f'These Pretty, Things" ; make Wong Wing ah Hon. union
at the Garrlfck never got i>t-ppcrly member, biit ' the. union couldn't see
Btarted and is struggling .along. ^yith meeting. Chini boy socially. Issue
poor takings. . ; ; ; ; / was taken formally - to^ eourt arid
*!The .First. Mrs., Fraser" is bi^: at
the Haymarket,. holding to high fig.-
ures with a steadiness that augurs
'.well for Its future,
"Mr. Cinders" atr the HippOdrome
.Is toppihg the Adelphl, : with nightly
takings running close to $3i000,
: generally exceeding ^that figure.'
'^Bittei- Sweet" at His Majesty's
Is enormous. Two performances
Wednesday pf . ' last week went to
|6,000 and high gro3S(es are. steady.
Co-ops in SJurhp;
The CO-Optimlsts at the Vaude
vlUe got away , to a rurihing start
and held a swift pace for. a while
Then it went wobbly, necessitating
a hew edition Sept. 6 with Gilbert
Ohilds added to the cast Group. Is
understood to have aba.ndoned its
original goal of running In tiondOn
until the Motor Show, in October,,
then touring ahd,returriing to lioh
don around Christmas,
"Wake Up ahd Dream'' at the
Pavilion In; roanding iput Its . twenty
flfthi week showed considerably ihore
for that period than "This Year of
the. tribunal ruled that a^.uhiop- man
mijst. be, paid scale Iri the. capacity
of .dresser, Wong acting , as pro-
duction supervisbr,
Berlin Has 3 Hits in 7 Starts;
'"Grand Hoter B'way Prospect
I HIS WIFE AND EQUITY
BOTHER IMURICE ELM^
WILL MAHONlEV
In EARL CARROLUS "SKETGH
BOOK/' Carroll Theatre N. y. C.
The Brooklyn "Times'.' said:
'Chief
' - - London, ■ Sept, . 1.
What's ShOwden got. ta solve
that's tougher than this,: . .Maurice
Elyey wants to know. His wife,'
Isobiei'Elsoni, was . all set to do "The
Injfinltie Shoeblack", and folloijv it
wlth^'Emma Itamilton" when a
wire- came .at the last rrilnute from
the Penv&r stock- saying they'd
•c?ir^toi, Vl® My^l^^f". I taken up ihelr'^tlOn: Contract
out of the production all evening r*^^®^ wouldn t take no for an '^an
with his familiar eccentricities that s^®** ^o she waved good-bye to
brought lilm fame In vaude.ViUe and J "The Infinite Shoeblaclc." Mary
which were a delight tb tile opening | Newcombi American, Walked, into it
for a hit
.^hat of Isobel Elsom ?
A.ight ajldience.'.
-Dirjectibn' V
kALpk C FARNUM
1560 Broadway ; . . .
Triangle Tiieiite Starts^
Possession of Casino,
I, ' Paris, at 10,000,000 Frs.
: Paris^ Sept 10.
Yarha proposes to stage "Good
News" at, tiie Casino de Paris. Only
detail remaihirig- is possession of
that; house. Negotiations are .on
with yoUorra for the transfer/ for
which .: the latter asks . 10,000,000
francs, transaction involving p>ass-
ing of the lease. !.
Deal Is close ■ to completion and
probably will be fixed this week.
Equity
by--law3 say that aliy visiting ac
tress playing in America can .be on
gaged only on condition that jf . play
is pulied off the visiting . ac tress
dan't go into ainot.her show : until six
months : haive passed , between : her
arrlvai : ind the rievv, rol^^^^
Parb; Thpatl*P iSi^nQftn T then happens when one. is playing
jrariS .. l neaire OeaSOn stock and the show .automatically is
Paris, Sept. ,10. V piuiied o
Appr oprlatoly etiough the fall pror ; Accordlhg t6 Elvey it means the
duction season opened here with a actress cah-t ; act again for six
tpildly successful piece,.;, '^Arthur,^' nionths. ; Who pays? Equity' or the
dealing in k .rathier audacious way stock company? "rhat's the laiigh
with the dohiestlc triangle, i Neither. Elvey.saiys his wlf« rareljr
ment, . writes (says; h6 follows her through
Piece Is triviar in plot but risky "Variety")/ biit can't follow any
in situation. Has to/ do with the .body on this
professor'^ of a beauty ; parlor, : Meanwhile Miss Kewrcbmb goes
whOse flirty wife comes near to dis- into "Emma'Haniilton'' a;hd Elvey,
covery in her affaire /With a lover. hoping to give his latest picture a.
Her country cousin steps: Into the mild plug, thinks it's just about
emergency ind sdves day by marry- "High Treason.'
Ing the lover. Arthur, the beauty [
exlpert, makes the girl a sensational
beauty by the exercise oit his art,
and . at the finale she takes a lover
Of. her owh.. . Boucot plays the
b^autifier.
Wsdlacele^^
O'Neil Sketch Mild
London, Sept. 10.
Peggy 0''Nell showed her new
sketch, Vlt Must Se . Love," at the
Collseurii
It turned out to. be a
Grace," Cochran revue at the iaime I rather anaemic affair, i)ut got oyer
house last year. Producer is still °^ the strength, of the star's popu
unw:illipg to take the piece off, al- parity.
though Its successor is being made
ready.
. "The Siiow's-.the Thihig," playing
.the Lyceum at popular prices, is
piling: lip: big figures. "This Is the
Grade Fields show which originally
started at the Victoria Palace,
She Is supported by Alec Fraaer
and Haddon . Mason. .
ort Casino Switch
Paris, Sept 10.
Report Is about that Varna and
Murder on the Second Floor" Is I Pufrehne are negotiating ito take
making no headway at the Lyric, over the Casino die . Paris, which
and Jtnother that lags is "Hold | they propose to use .fOr a new. revue
" Mlstinguettie and Earl
R.evue is already in rehearsal, but
understanding was that it was
Everything" at .the Palace, never I featuring
fully successful and now doing but Leslie,
moderately. ~
"Journey's End" continues to be
the sensation at the Prince of Wales, | ai^ied for the . Palace,
leading the town and playing with-
out a vacant seat. 1 A * f o £.M.
. "The Matriarch"- moves along Australian ffofats
fairly,, making smaU profits with a Sydney, Sept 10.
small operating cost Hoyt's theatre here reports net
"The Middle Watch" is highly | Pi'oflt for the fiscal year lately con-
Buccessful at the Shaftesbury, gross, eluded , at $495,0
runiTing. around $13,006 ii vveck right;
alonj
5\
INDEX
FoVeIgn
Pictures,. ...
. Picture Reviews. ; . ..
Film House Reviews
Vaudeville V.......
Vaude Reviews: .
New Acts. ....
Bills.;....:.:.,,
Times Square.
Editorial,....
Women's Page
Legitimate
Music
O.bituary ...
C.orrospondence
InsidGL-Picturcs ...v.
InRido— Vaude
Insl'Io^Lofflt
TalUinjf Shorts...;,,..
I terati
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• *..•' » • • • • •
» »' a. •. 4 •
a^
. ^ • « 4 • « « •
• •••••
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.2-3-66
. -. 4r34.
18
. ■ . 48
35-46
47
49;
50r51
62-53 ■
56
55
57-63
64-65
07
63
33-06
56
61
•■• 18
Legit IWlows! ! ! ] ' !*
foreign. Film News...,.
■Burlesque . ,
^adio .......
Night Clubs!..
News Of Dallies
Outdoors.
Letter List . . .
62-63
2
.■;54
64-65
- 65
61
67
69
CARPENTIER; COMIC, DIES
Paris, Sept. 10.
Georges Carpentior, comedian, not
the boxer,, wais found dead In, his
hotel roOm, probably ; a . vlctihi of
heiart . disease, - He had: played as
usual the previous evening In "Car-
.naya;i-' at the Capuciries theatre.
Carpehtier. was a leaiding.memiber
and also -one of the founder!? of the
Actors' .tJnIon. He was prominent
in the actors' strike a few .years
I ago,, but had never achieved a, lead-
ing place On the stage.: He was 63.
Wiley:. Watson's Break
Hollywood, Sei)t 10.
Wlioy Watson, Australian musica:l
coiriody player, stopped oft here eh
route to London and. visited M-G.
Sam Wood spotted and nabbed him
for a .smaJ.l part in "Cottoii and
'ti}llk :"— ~ — r^-!---- - —
Engll.sh comedian leaves for New
York this \veek. •
Bob Fisher Bereaved
London, Sept. 10.
Bob Fisher has received news of
the death of his father In New York,
and .sails on the He de , Firance
Sept 1«.
"Brothers'' Near^Mit
London, Sept, 10.
Edgar Waillacjel has taken virynd-
ham's tinder 16ase» ais a home for his
own production output. ■
His regime beglnis with the open-
ing at Wyndham's oif hlsl piece, "The
Calendar," now touring and due in.
London. Sept 10.
"Brothers," reyirritteh and pro:
duced by Edgar Wallace with; Hirt
ley Power in the dual roles played | London this month.
In Ney?' York by Bert Lytell, was
cordially received at .the Adelphl,
SubsequiBnt perform&nceii ihave [ EmersOn-Lbos Ncw Plav
had a fair attendance and irenerally _ v .
It looks: like a ino^erate BUCCM^^ lyOniJon^Sept, 10;
Newspaper comment giy^ praise to John .Emerso
Power and Ben Weldeh, the litter Loos, are here f rorn : the, :contihent
as Oily Joe. Rieinalhder of the: cast headisd for. honae late this
is IndlflEerent , . . . ^ - : :. month. -Emerson .said he is carry:
ing iaround a completed play by.
himself and the missus and hopes
to "Inveigle some gullible mandger"
I Into. prbducihg'.It.
.Emerson has recovered from the
I throat- trouble from which he siif-
fered.
*8 Round Trip
Parjsl,. Sept 10.
William A. Brady sailed Satur-
day for New York on. the Beren-
garia wltti the ; partlniT word he
would -be Tight back, in time for the
premiere, of Wyn's prodiiction of
"Street Scene," which Brady pro-
duced in New YorJc
Piece is set for the Apollo.
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WIBSTEE MAEEIES IN H. Y.
Tom Webster the noted English I Campbell & Connelly,
cartoonist was married In New j transaction
York Thursday by Mayor Walker Signed yesterday with Robbins,
to Mae Flynn, Amferlcaii, formerly subsidiary of Metrb-Gold-
on the stage. . | wyn;
Webster canae oyer, here .to psten
slbiy visit Hollywood; but ifter Hel iiVrAy^ p^p;^,^,,^ vn&krv
had married. The couple met k y^ar | ''^^^ FINALE
ago when Webster was on this side
Metro's Music Rights
London, Sept 10.
Musical product created in con-
nection with Metro-Goldviryn film
activities will be published In Ehg-
They will live In; London.
BEVEiLEBS IN ZUBICH
r Zurich^ Sept 1^.
The Revellers are thfe leading at-
traction here, ifo.r the moraieint hut
opera , and concert stars of world re-
Lohdon, Sept 16.
"Hold Everything" Is set to close
at the Palace Nov. 2. with an Eng^
llsh piece, still uhnamed, to succeed.
Newcomer has been written by Joe
Tuhbridge.wlth niUsIc by Jack /\^al
ler. • ■;- ".
A three-week br6ak-ln wilt be
fixed to Include Blrrrjingham. Cast
nown are promised soon. : Ambng I Is not yet ehgaged with the ex^
them are Galli Curd, Glgll, ttelfetz, ceptlon of Sidney Howard. Uridcr-
Maria lyoguen, Krelsler^ Lehmann, ground report is that Nelson Keys
Piccaver and Rachmaninoff. I is also likely.
IIASLOVA 0. K.
London, Sept 10.
Maslova, :entlrely re<:overed fromi
the breaking of a leg llga:miBnt,
opens at the Hansa. theatre; Berlin,
early In bctobcr.
"Deck" After "RosjjjUyi.ariel,:^.
Paris, Sept 10.
Last performances Of "Rose-
Marie" are announced at the Moga-
don ■ . .
Upon Its departure; Tsola Bros
are producing "Hit the Deck," prob-
ably In early Octoi)er. They have
"Letter" Due in Paris
Paris, Sept; 10.
Horace Carbuccla has completed
arrangements to pro.sent Somerset
Maugham's ;vyhe Letter" In ai
French version at the Athence, fol-:
lowing the current re Vival of "Man
|.4Jla^t=uh-=^«nlme^ehan|»o^eo^^ITIB;^
with the ah-lvai of cooler autumn,
weather/
Yvette Rugei West Bound
London, Sept 10.
Yvette Rugel is sailing for New
brought over .a large company, of York tomorrow (Wed.) on 4he
P:3ngll3h boys and glrla for thie pro- Olympic, rofuslng to take ptovVi-
ductlon under Max River*. Iclal dates.
Benin, Sept 10. :
Berlin stage season started wtt^
a bang, the week dlscloslnis four
substantial' successes,' two that look
like moderatei money and one that
looks Only fair fOr short -.run.
Lieader of . the, new group in popu-
l.ar esteem 'seems to be "Two Neck-
ties,'- review by Georige Kayser
with niiislc -by Micha ..Spoliansky
which JOOkis set for a solid run at:
thei Berllriertheatre. Kayser; the
serious ■dramatist, hasn't pVovIded
much by way; of; book,' but there la
enough .to hang SpOlIansky's charm-
ing Score upon. .
Story ha:s to do .with a waiter
who changes ne.cktieS with a
swindler in order ; to help him - to a
getaway. By his action. :he wins a
trip to America, ' lea Vlhg his "Ger--.
man ; swoetheart .: biehlh.d.,;^..!^^^^^^ the
States he-is all set to marry;a great ;
heiress, but at the last: minute he
Calls Into a sentimental Triood an^ '
rushes ho;me, only : to flnd lthat his
old sweetheart has' come, Into mll-
liohs. ' ^: .■/:■'-'■ ■• ■:.
Moore and. Lewis and .poH.ayen
and Nice, American danGihg teamsj .
were the twin; riots of the cvenlhff.~
Birth Control Theme. ; . . ;.
• Amoni?. dranij^^^ the/sensai
t(ort Is "Cyankalie,*' ; by F
Wolff, at the Lessing thieatre;* ^»ro-
ductlon Is by a. group of llttl«
known actbrs and is hailed as th« ,
strongest dramatic piece of. the au-.
tiimn. it is biiUt On a birth c6nt.r<»l.:
theme, but in too frank a- way to be.
possible' In America e?tc^pt In. • .
much modified form, r
• ''Grand Hotel."
"Grand Hotel," at the Lustsplel-
haus theatre, .Is the . work of Paul
FriJink, co-aUthor of "By Candl«
Light," current success Iii iohdoii, .
iPIece vvas well received , here. Is set
for a, run.: arid looks llice a distinct .
prospect i^or;Ne''":Tork. : Slight; plot
concerns a young, man (entertainihgf .
a girl a,t; an expensive hotel . and
finding that he has no money. H* .
hiakes frantic efforts to. ; obtain
funds, having a. " money lender .
shiuggled in as a waiter.:. Thls deal..
falls, but. lii the end a benevolent
millionaire helps him oiit. of his dlf-'
Acuity. ■;[" ,
The brilliant playing of Georrf
Alexander in the lead contributed
much to the pilay's; success. . ;• j
l^an "^Roaid to Rome/* \ [:
"The Ro?.d to Rome," at thje Koam
nigraetz:er theiatre, got sorhethln^ of-'
a panhlnsr in one jourhai ais "a,n oiit^
of-date imitktlon of Bernard ShatV.**'
Public reception;.was morO: frlendlit .
Maria Bard Iri the role created '
Jane Cowl, was weH liked. . |
; More Americans., I
The Happy End," operetta, at th<
Schiffbauerdamm theatre. Is founded
on a magazine story by the Amerli<
can, Dorothy Lane, but In stai^4r
form .Is more the work of the
adaptier, Bert BreOht Management
here hoped to score a repeat on Itfl
successful "Beggars' Opera," pt ikst
season. Trouble In the new piece Is
lack of plot, although sbbre by Kiiti
Well Is first rate.
'^n Chicago 30 Tears Ago" is the
curious title of a play dealing with
the corifllct of a crook and a Sailvar-.
tlori Army lassie,, ending In the
matrlmoT|ial ellftch. . It is exception^-:
ally weii played and .expertly
directed,, but looks like .six weekfl
at best.
"'the Micrchant of Berlyn," by
Waiter Mehrlng, Is . an interesting
bit of shrewd "satire on society In
the days of. post-war inflation. H«i« ■
to- do with a Polish Jew who be-
comes rich in ; operiitions ; in paper
marks and then goes broke thro.ugh ;
the same medium. Play has lively -
types and sidelights of Berlin life.;
Producting by Piscator touches re^
markable heights of stage effect. In-
cluding revolving stage, iise of tt'ap-; :
doors and two^ moving runways. .
. ::Sure to enjoy a Ibng run o.n -the
sensational angle. ':
EPHEAIM-BUTT TRIAI "
Lohdoin,..Sept. 10.
; Action by Lee lOphivijm osralnijt '' .
tJnltcd I?rdduotIoh and Sir Alfred:
iWt:=^gr^ffern^"tH^^^
September or early October is dam-'
age' suit Etrowlhg out of recent ou.st-
ing of Ephfalm from parLner-ship In
a ff)rmPr producing, concern.
Kphralm is . dt^manding $150,000;
'lamages, and case is rej?ariled as
raLslrig tmpurtant points In theat-
rical trado custom.. ■ Sir Patrick'
ir-istinar,? Is r'Dijn.sel for pkiinnrc and
IsTorman Blrket.t represents Butt
P I C T UR E S
Wednesday, September 11, 1929
■ V :.;V •, itios ■■Angeles, :i5?eptv jlO;-. ;■;
: It is . understood that U. i*-. Pair
Uy. operator oif thej Ginema Schools;
w ill , have to face- trie . Grand Jury
to substantiate iaccusations of an
extortion . plot brought by. hini
, against city, county aiid staLte offl -:
Cials. Dailey, his \srife, W. E, "Wagr
Tier and R; P. Shideler; dictated!
statement^ irt: the Pity PirpsecUtpr's
.Offlce. last' week. 'Accusing .certain
City Officials of taKlnS $4,000 from
iiirig. . Dailey f or the ..aileged purpose
of bribing attaches of the! District
Attorney's office to preyient issuance
of a cornplaint against Pailey on a.
.charge of fraud and grifind theft. in
connection .with a 173,000 . stock
transaction. :When thel statements
were presented tp.^rjailey both . he
and hig^assocsiates repu^ them'
and , refused to sign. As a result
trie mitter was turhed oyer: to . the
pistridt ; Attorney for ; investligation
anid. it vis undersfopd by City Prioser
«utpr. Nix that Dailey will b.e
brought before the grand jury tri is
month a,rid forced to substantiate
his charges or else.
Theise .:accusations: of Dailey's
were a .riohibshejl at a preliminair.y,
hearing of the cases against jDailey j;
in " the ■ -.city trpspcu tor's ■ .office • at
Whicri both he and attaeliGs of riiis
school ias well; as former pupils^^t-> [.
tended. The meeting \vag presided'
over by Deputy City Prosecuto.r ' R.
F. Connor who engineered the iii-
vestigation of the school. Connor,'.
In conduPtiiig the riearlng, statfed
that the matter of Dailey's contracts
between himself and his pupils
yrould not .be considered, as investi-
gation- .showed that Dailey was
U!5ihg these contracts to hide be-
hind the skirts of . the law.
Hearing this, Dailey became bel-
ligerent arid launched into a vigor-
ous denunciation of the officials
whom he accused of hounding him.
He denounced the officers who ar-
rested >im and accused them of
having accepted bribes.
. Bribes,
The officers immediately 'de-
manded an investigation of riis
charges with the result that Dailey
was forcecl to>give statements in
support; Tne first statement taken
was that of Mrs. Dailey,. who stated
that she had paid or had authorized
W. E. Wagner to pay approximately
$4,00.0 to certain political flxSrs,
whose names are withhold, with the.
uriders.tariding that they would have
the fraud cPmplalnt (Quashed by. the
District AtWney's office. Mrs. Dai-
ley gave the names of all connected
With the alleged bribe transaction.,
"Wrieh Mris. Dailey's statement
was finished Dailey wag asked to
give his. but he refused to talk until
.. he had consulted his attorneys, a^
I did his . lieutenant, W. E. "Wagner.
I Later, when they gave their stater
monts, they did riot entirely sub-
stantidte the original charges of
Mrs. Dailey, with both Dailey and
Wagner, in their statements,; vague
and noncommittal ,«in<3 made
numerous attempts to evade answer-
ing quc.«!tion3.
.Several days after the .statements
were takieri' Dailey, Mr.s, Dailey,
Wagner and Shideler were sum-
moned to the City Prosecutor's of-
fice to sign their statGnients. When
they appeared they flatly refused to,
sign.
Deputy .. District Attorneys CUae
and yarrow were present at the
giving, of the statements by Dtiiicy
arid they are cpriducting ah investi-
gation into the matter .ah<l expect
• tp bririg it befbre the grand , jury in
■ ;. a'^few weekg.- •■ '
IJeputy . City Pro.secAitpr R- F.
' CTorinor , found : several new cbm-
' plainanta and after taking tlieir
stiatetnents. turned the evidence over
tp the District Attorney which he
believes will-, bring, additional
charges of grand theft against Dai-
ley, Who \vin be tried Oct. 7, on
charges of petty thkt. and fraud.
Another rdsultv of the investipa-.
tipn Is the tying-up of Dafiey to a
new and more serious, charge, ' the
nature of which ' the Di.striot At -
tprney refuses to reveal.
Acrbss the/ Desk
.' ; Holjywood, Seftt^JiO.!
. Just recently 'a-A featured ^
screen player wtw let. put by a.
studio; While wop^
another lot; his laiit filrii. for the .
first, studio elicked, and he wja.s
eailed . back to talk it over, ^ -
After the sigriatureis hAd lieen
scribbled on . the new cpntra.ct
the studitr ■ head said* "Well,
Jim, may as well tell you— you.
could have gptteri a .thousaiid
more." . .-. ^
"Yea?"; said the Jictpr. "And
you could have gotten me for a,
thoush.ri<i lesis,"
Injunction Against Picketing
Under Unusual Ci
J^e Knows 'Em
■ ■ . A ; Natural.
'silMPLIClb AND LUCIO
GObiNd
And their brides and Fiiipirio band
playing Palace Theatre, San, Fran-
cisco,; week of Sept. 20.
Record breaking business. Opin-
iori of northwest showmen, the
greatest box office riiagnet in Amer-
ican •.theatre.' .■ .,....v--.'.
An ARTHUR KLEIN^TERRY
TURNER ATTRACTION, Suite
1405, 156.0 Br6ad^vay, New York.
Decepitive
fielnnd It for Films
to AND TIFFAW,
First: National is giving trie Holly
\vood extta her; first break. The IQO
girlies iri the cbriipany's Vitaphone
/chorus are set tp iget theirs jh thie
limeligrit in a '\iray that will! put
therii on a: publicity and mug foot-
ing with the biggest stars.
;"Exatlin£i ,triie Holly W Beauty"
is the slogan admitted by the orig
iriator, Charlie Einfeld, to have been
partly; 'irigplred by Zieggy's treat
riieht of his ipwri Mpmen.
;The girls will: be taken orie by
one a:nd built up in natiprial frames.
Maxine Cantway is the first of
the century to- undergo the hah-
dling. She has;come out with breaks
in 70 rotos, nof^ to mention the type
inspired by the idea that put her
over as Hollywood's, typical chorine.
Others.wiU be picked for their eyes,
teistrii gams, dancing arid singing
prdclivities and whatever might be
gotten oyer ais the possessor of a
.maximum quantity of any particu-
1 lar qualily,
Lotus and Suaar
The two. girlies to follow Maxine
are Lotus Dear and Sugar Geisse.
It is admitted those with the queerr
est cpgrioni^ris will be the first to ije
handed to the city .«ds. of . the land.
• First. National is so. sUre of its
stuff, with its. recent tie-up with a
cosmic company that will, put
photos of any kind in 20,000 drug
windows, thit an executive allowed
himself to exclairii: ,
I'Why the: papers and stores \yill
cat . it up. Just irnagirie Ricriard
.Bai'thelmess with his arm draped
around ari unknown in natty attire.
And how these girls pan pose! .It'll
make 'em knPwn like they never
couid - have been known, eVen in a
corner in . Hollywood. .
"They'll be a lot riibi-e valuable
to the company, too. We espect
an offer from Morris Gest for 50 of
them in his ne\v show. Imagine
how that will help!
"The tirrio hai3 conVe.-when a pretty
girl, just bePause she. hapiiens to
be an extra,, will .no longer hav6
to wait for a fat salary before the
I people know her nariie." .
"cockIvHorlo" ok
j' . - Ottawa, sept^ 10.
''Cock Eyed WprldV has been
passed by. the Ontario BOard of Pic-
ture Censors with phly two dele'
I tions.'
It: will be rel.eased in Canada
within a few \yeeks; :
Another Comebac
• Denials are' made of : any Over-;,
tures ;ioOking toward ari absbrptipn
or merger .hetweeri .RadiolrKelth-
Orpheuriri (Radip Pictures) and Tif -
fany-StahL Both have been in
ratheip intimate association of late
through each in cpirt junction, sub -
niittlng a \'5imiiar prbiiosal to . the
Ihdependerit exhibitors for a product
franchise..
It is said triat R-K-O issued in-
structions to the Keith circuit tP
give ."r-S pictures as much of a
break as might be convenient for
the new season. This was tdken
as indicating more than a friendly
feeling,
li. A. Young,, the Detroit capital-
ist, is behind T-S find with a re-
ported investment '. to - date in that
indie producer of arpund $4,000,000.
A ruriibr spriiie. weeks ago that the
Gianhini? of the coast had made an
offer to buy out Young and take
over.T-S was denied by TrS at the
tim.e and not pririted.
Another story strongly in evi-
dence in the banking district is that
T-S and Louis B. Mayer are talking
over Mayer going with the producer.
Mayer is uridcr a Metro contract
arid Is believed to be in full syrii-
pathy and fayor with the Fox peo-
ple on a riiutual admiration basis.
While Mayer and t-S deny any
dickering,, the banking fraternity fa-
miliar with : the picture business
persist in repeating there is some-
thing to it.
A recent certificate filed by T-S
in Albany stated its capital stock of
25,000 shares at $25 will be changed
to 50,000 shares, no par. ;.
Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Lew Liptpn, one . of; the Mr
G-M studio, smart; crackers,
walked into thp studio restau-
rant arid; saw- a copy of ; "Col-
lege Humor" on the cashier's
iflesft. He shouted;
, "Page Al. . Btoasberg, .he left
his script behind,"
on
Wants Release From M-G;
Josepbine Dunn's Tanning'
; . Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Belieying her . earning pbv^er iS;
far in excess of what M-G-M is
paying her on a .five-year contract^
with three more years to go, Jo-
sephine Dunn Is asking her release.
Request is on the grounds that she
is being farmed put for more pic-
tures to other producers than she is
makirig; with M-G-M.
' Miss Dunn has played featured
parts in 14 pictures in the past 16
.riioriths. Eiight of these are said to
be with: outside pbmpaniisa. Her
prescrit salary with M-G-M .is be
lieved to be under $500 a week.
Every • uriknown singer who has
gopds on the air sufficiently .attrac-
tive i.s a .potential film star, pro-
viding; ;
That a Aim executive is listening
in. arid that after selling hina sym-
metry of her tonality unseen in the
night she is able to physically coni-
pare with her Trocal ware's the ne?ct
day before the camera.-
Fiirii . casting, this, way over the
air is no. myth. It is actually loom-
ing up ais the latest contribution to
the upheaval technique ushpred . iri
by sound. ■ :
Already on© important film man
has been captivated ; by -a voice in
this manner and' others around New
York who are radio fans at - home
are alsp ;. credited With hitching up,
business wich this foiim. of cnter-
taihmeiit.
Only last week R. H. Cochrane of'
Universal heard a female voice that
charmed him to such an extent he
ordered . Paul Gulick to check Sta-
tion WABC arid bring the girl in
for a screen test.
The damsel, at first reluctant to
appear,, finally insisted that she
knew what it was all about before
putting on the show. Paul had kept
this under coyer, not wishing tP em-
barrass the .wonrian, shpuld the form
fail to meet up .with the vpice*
iri this particular case the me-
teor failed to materialize. "The prp-
bo.scis, through which the ; delicate
tones that had sold Cochrane the
night before had partly emanated,
was abriprmaliy long. And, the girl
admitted,; the long panties included
in some of her stilLs were a neces-
sity. She was also bow-legged. .
But Cochrane is still a good lis-
tener arid /will repea,t the act the
next time he is similaixly .impressed
by a voice,
Paul, who is theme song buyer in
addltiori to being U'3 publicity chief,
will only comment:
"Yei5, but how deceptive a voice
can be!" .'.
The owners of the .1492 Madison •
Avenue Amusement Corp., which
bought the film . tlieatre therie last
June from the B. & J. Amusement
Corp. and opened It on July 4 with ,
themselves doing all the work aboUt
the theatre, secured an injunction
frpm Supreme Court Justiice;Crain ■
Thursday' against Sam Kaplan, as .
president of the Moving .Picture
Operators' Union, Local 306, and trie
members of the organizations The.
court directed that the defendants •.
refrain frorii blockading the ap- ■,.
proachea to the theatre and inter- . ,
feririg with the plalihtiff'a business. ,i
Morris Leff, prealdentr said in
asking for the injunction that after
he and his associates had opened
the theatre an agenit ; of the union
came around and demanded that a :
union operator be .employed,. The
agent was told the plaintiff's oper-
ator was Walter . Steiner, yice-
president, 'director : and a stock-
holder, and pointed out to the agent
that the rules of the union do not
permit a bass Or an officer or stock-
holder of; t.hP cbrporatiort to join.
Left said; triat Steiner is a licensed
jbperator and th<it all the. other of-
ficers, of trie company hold different
joijs around trie theatre, but the .
picketing started immediafelyi
CEISP THROUGH' ACTING ;
Hollywood, Sept. 10.
■ ponuld Crisp i$ dropping grease
paint to direct megaphone again.
He was .sent east, by Paramount to
play in "The Return of Sherlopk
Hoime.s," and has announced this
as his last picture as art actor. Crisp
and Phillips Holmes have just re-
tained from New York.
Holly wood, Sept. 10.
Helen Chad wick AViil play oppo-
^;-5iT c^mi--.Sl?(Pl ly-lff^^PlTC-Sh o w-O ff-
for; riirairiburit.' .' This ; is hoy : first
pictvu'o in four years at a major
studio. -
She is anbtlior o£ the I lolly wood
I)lay 0 rs hro;iiprh t .b.n c.K to pvon xi n rn co
by tjiikors. P!tr.n;mount made VTho
Show Off" B.ovoral y<sirs ago os a
silent, with Ford. Sterling iri the
SkoUy part.
Fraiik Tuttlc will direct.
Sills, Better, Back
Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Milton' Kills returns to First N.a-
lional sKbrtly after Oct.' .1. He is
I Vep'orted. to have ;complctcly rcebv
.(n.^ed. ^rcnl::^thO-Jlin.oss,.^vlLiohlilaB
kept him put of picl lives since; early
sprin.g. ,. ...
Sills will eompleto tlie two-yeni
contract lie has \i;ul with First Xa
tional some time before ho became
ill. . He has boon recupoi'atin.c; in the
.east and will stay in New York until
after hi.-} wife, Doris Konypn, riiakes
her debut as ix coneert Singer at the
Selwyn theatr<f, Sept. 29
Crocker-Chaplin Split
Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Harry Crocker and Charlie Chap
_in, long time dose friends as ^eil'Ss
studio myites, have parted. Crocker
has resigned from —the Chaplin
studio," where he has been for three
yea-rk in a variety of capacities.
..he departure leaves but two of
the four members of the istory staff
with which "City Lights": went into
productiori — Henry Bergman and
Carlyle Robinson.
Henry Clive retired two months
ago following a difference of opin-
ibri ;. regarding; the temperature of
the studio pool. The coniediari
said it •was o.k. for him and thought
it should be .for Clive as well.
. Los Angeles,- Sept. 10.
. Zita Johann appears to have es-
tablished a record iri a. new direc-
tion, having earned $10,000 from
pictures without appearing in any.
She came to Hollywood under a
2'0-week . cbritract tp Metro at $5^0
weekly. iJeyer assigried to a pic-.,
ture and with the period up, returns
east with the dough but no film ex-
perience.
Carlotta King, also with M-G-M,
may break Miss Johann's record.
Miss King has frittereci away fpur
nionths of a six months' contract
that calls, for $7.50 every payday.
As far as known she hasri't done
any acting to date.
■ • ■ ' ♦ V . \. . ' .•
Charlie's One-Man Payroll
For J. P/s Dialog Westerns
The first all-hoofbeat Western of
the dime class is due here this week
When Chas; Davis II a,rrives with
trie can. J, P. McGov\ran, Who acts
and writes while he directs 'em for
Charlie,: is understood to have
added anotrier scratch on his. pro-
duction escutcheon— ^dialog.
JP, a King Vidor on 8th averiue
arid the ' Bowery, as well as small
spots nearer west, always gets re-
action with his' Kind of people. Now
that his bo.ss, Davis, has gone talk-
er, sterlingly. reliable JP need only
play dual parts : and sell the pic-
tures, and Charlie will have a one-
mail payroll from backyard to alley
projection machine.
St. John in Gang
Los Angeles, Sept. 10.
Al St. John, film comedian, must
.sci'vc with tiie : County road gang
until he. has earned $1,642 alimony
alle ged due his former- wife, jVlrs.
Ijntan St. jt)llTrrTrTTii3;. i s SSccn-dIn g -
to a decision handed down by J.udge
Conrey 'and Justices York and
Ilbusor of the Appellate, Court.
St. John was sentenced to the road
gfingj. but appealed and received :i
toniporary writ of habeas corpus.
When he returned, to Superior Court
for trial, the Ppiniort. of- the low^er
court was;upheld..
L. A. TO N Y.
Neil Hamilton.
Theda Bara.
Harry Rapf.
Wiley Watspn. ;
Leo MOrrjsori: .
Walter Wbolf.
Bugs Baer.
Bernie Firieman
Beatrice Lillie. • / v :;r
Joey Ray.
Jack Haskell.
fiarl Luick.
Charles Farreil.. .
Irene Bordpni; . :
Max Mar bin..-
jack Lait.
Harry Cohn.
Frank Capra.
Jack Holt.
Ralph Graves.. .
William Bcaudine.
Samuel Goldwyn.
John McOraii.
N. Y. lo L. A.
J. J. Murdbck. '
Louis Bern.stfiri.
Sam Lewis,
.Joe Young.
Harry "Warren.
Russell Robin.son.
Wednesdaiy; Septembei^, 1929
P I C T U RE S
VARIETY
15
WIDE SCREEN
Psychologists and picture produc
ins. don't mix. TJniveraal ha^i dis
. covered it after practical expefi
' - enc;©.' ■' ■.• ' ■■ ■
• Now the chances, pf other . lettered
men with /'ists": erettine: a break
with the Laemnrtle ;ljristitute, ytrhich
goes for more Innovations of this
kind, than' any other film company
are admitted not so good.
■ jiYom now. pn ■"U'hfether the' cog
homen starts with psycho; phrene
psychiai there must be. a little trade
dtist ph the IcttersVbefpre Girl -will
buy any: more r. r. tickets to iHol
lywobcl.-' '■ :'■/"
T.hat\s all they have to say .around
■■■ the U headquarters over the returit
from Lanitershiin of Prof. Marsden
DD, Lli,. MM, ZZ, SS^ and hlisj. aide.
'Prof. Pitidn, whbseV. letters" AVcjre
never publiQized. . .
The. psyplio gents went flpppo pn
the .Coast arid were quietly yanked
tack .. last .-week to fill:, out "the
last; fevv. clays in their coiitracts, - It
is iieai'd. Uitps are certain there
. will, bend renewals or substitutes
^.ever- again; . . ■" - ' ;
\ When' the retaining Pf ; Prof
. Marsden was heralded by U as
new departure , in, picture making
that .would insure the Slio of any
product before it reached the cam
era stage,, the; unsounded return of
the psycho vi^as described as satis-
,f;ietoi'y. The publicity. U got ntiade
the appi'bximate $200 a week thci
Prof, drew down okay, dW^pitc .the
. reported lack Pf results. .
Prof. Pitkin got only a. stick whe
ho followed his senior to Kalif. sev
eral months later. It Was Inferred
that Prof. Pitkin didn't Want: what
has shaped up as a free vacation
to Hollywood to interefere With his
profCing at Columbia.
Parambuntlje-i^;
link Completion
As a completing link in its chain
of inter-industry^ affiliates, Para
mount is expected to effect n.n ex
elusive tie-up with Columbia Pho
nograph Company witHin a fort
night. This gives the Paramount
group representation in. every field
, Wherein .RCA has ramifications. ■
Two groups .-win then stack up
about as follows: •
RCA
Radio Picturea-RKO theatres and
vaudeville — Victor - Phonograph ■
National Broadcasting Co, "
. Paramount
Paramount picture^PubliX '.thea-
.tres-^WiUia.m; Mbrris aeency— Co-
lumbia iJroadcastirig System.
•. C.oiurnbia Phonograph is "a . J. P.
Morgan holding and rates second
only, to Victor' in the .:dlsc field.
Brun.s wick and Sonpra are^ other
large plionograph cpmpanles. •
M^sAltNegrbReviie;
Rapf East for Material
Hollywood, Sept. 10.
^M-G-M will do an all-Negro re-
^e, ^ and soon. This is besides
tloUy wood Revue oC 1030." which
l^.""^^^" Pt-eparatlon. Harry; Rapf
have charge of both pictures.
«ap£. loft here yesterday (Mon-
,W tor New York to pick people
ana matoriai; for,, each feature, the
wfn u '''"^ be made first. Rapf
y* W be a^yay j^.Q or,jlirpe:iwe.o.ks.l^
FOREIGN UNIT DELAY
Holiy wood, Sept. -30.
iro.iuoiion on "Trader Horn," bc-
lavi I""'^ .Africa for M-G^M, de-
coln? ■'iv^'niting the- re-
covery „f I'Mwina IJooth.
tevftH^r'' ''"'''"'•'^'3 a siofte of malaria
vor fy,. p<.i.io(, of two weeka.
FOM MM CERTAIN
MERGERS ARE SET
\\. A eon virteeij feeling is every-
where evident in picture circles
that the different - ; reported
mergers- are to come to pass
and that the- ^nd will be the
electrics at thie. heads of . two
filrn trade divisions.
.' A thought often heard -is that
William . Fox : Will eventually
line up with Western Electric
.{i/s one of the; . diyisi.6n.s. With
the other presld^jd; oyer by
: Radip..CorporatIpn (R.- C. A.)
as the: other electrie's arm.;
■That Fox .Is steadily getting on
a more friendly basis wifh W.
. E. is almb.st. conceded^
: The cpmm oh belief is that
Paramount and Warner^ .have
reached a coniplete under-
standing to complete . their
merger, with a hitch, tf any,
an opinion by the .Departmeat
of Justice upioh it.
\ .The samts Departnient's final
opiniPh is said tp be anxiously
awaited: by. the Fox; forces as
a preliminary to .Fp* econornic-
aliy . ■ cpnsolidating . Its show
prpperties.;
. ■ Like Paramount-Warner, the
Pathe-Shubert proposed 'deal
is now set, but reported await-
ing . the apiprpyal of. : Joseph P.
•Kennedy, at present in Europe.
■ The : R. C^: A. division story
is through another story that
the parent Radio .Corporation
has .about virtually siettled- to
take: pver . Paramount- Warner
•iipon the closure, though not
at once.: The; R. . 0. A. pro-
posal, it is said, is to buy Par
as then rherged With Warners,;
and with; the Par-Warner or^
ganization to. corttlhue to operr
ate, : includinjg; all .of : Radio's
theatrical, ventures. ,
From an account the basis
of buy for R. C. A, to obtain
control of Par- Warner would
be around 85.
MAYOR WALKER GOING
TO SARMAC OPENING
Mayor Jimmy Walker will be; of
the special ;party ieaving Saturday
midnight oh a special .train for Sar
anac to attend the private dedica
tory cerempnials; Sunday (15) of the
N. V. A. Sanatoriuni. The special
train Will leave' .Saranac Sunday
evening, reaching New York eiarly
Monday morning.
All of the leaders of the show
business have received personal in-
vitations fdrthe^^a^ from .Eddie
Cantor, N. V. A., president, and Pat
Case/ of the ■Variety' Managers' As-
isociationr Ne.vvspaper and camera
nien . and. Ltheatre stars,: besides
prpmiiiertts putslde, the show busi-
ness, will be on .the special as N. V.
A. guests.
The Sanatorium will be one of
the show plaices of the AdirpndaokS.
It . is to be: solely deyPted tP pa-
tients who are members of the N.
v. A. and rcqulre .the mountain air
fpr their health.
National publicity will be given
the opening, with the. address de-
Uvered by the Mayor, ;
William; Morris and Charles E.
Bray are attending to the formali-
ies on the ground, at Saranac,
where Morris has his summer home.
"Sunday" Finally Wins
Huhdred[s of Foic Houses to,
Be Equipped— Tie-up with
; Gen. : : Equipment - Gives
; Him -Edige oit Rivals-^
./; Trade Had AlloWed Gran-
deur Feature to Lapse
Dubuquet Sept, 10,
Battle, extending over two years,
has been ended, and those .who wish
to see pictures on Sunday in VUi
llsco, ia,j win have it gratified.
Voters by 354 to 331 decided In
favor of Sunday films. It was the
third spoeiai election oh the ques-
tion, .
10 HOUSES NOW READY
With major .film companies hectic
■ over wide film a few. months a.go
and .suddenly putting the damper
on it, claiming that it Was untimely
£pr another hiige innovation pn top
O^ soundy .Williani Fox's sudden un-
VciUng of grandeur on the night of
Sept. 16,. with prppaganda sinfiui-
tanepusly in circulation that within
the next six months there will be
hundreds; of. .Fox . houses with in-
stallations, threatens to work up an-
other Beries of upheavals within the
industry. .;:•■■'•;;• ■
. Allhough , Fox'9 MbviPtone Fpllies
oh double width film was scheduled
for debut in the Gaiety, New York,
fearly this year, tiie postponement
is now blamed upon precision en-
gineers and their desire, to have per-
fect equipment. Four different types,
of projection machines were, built
and .compared, and from these thtf
mOdel used in the Gaiety was as-
sembled. . " ; •
. Three; hew projectipn machineb
are required for the projection Of
the 70 himi. film. About 10 houses
thrpughout the cpuntry have been
installed and will shbrtly be an-
nounced for lndividua;i debuti it is
reported. ;■
; At the same .time It is learned
that Fox has b66n secretly at work
in Hollywood' shooting two ;other
productions to fpUow the large ;ver-
sion of its "FplUes." These are
' Marriied in Hollywood" and "Words
and Music."
The difference in . the size of the
sound track oh grandeur and stand
ard stpck, one-fourth of an inch
on the former and only one- tenth
ph the latter has added considerably
to the sound acoustic problem. Be
cause of this engineers are under
stood to have besought Fox to still
delay the grandeur debut until a
larger and better built theatre than
the Gaiety could be obtained. Satis-
fied that the final degree of experi-
mentation had been conducted on
the recording and reproducing ap-
paratus, Fox ordered the quick
Broadway opening.
As to price, Foxltes are . keeping
grandeur in the dark. No market
figure has yet been set, it is clalrfi-
ed by Fox executives, who add that
neither has! mass production of the
(Continued, on page 22)
'Tast Life" and Modern
Maiden" Pinked for Chi
ibs of
. Cliicapp. ;Sei)t. 10.
, A dinner in honor ot Bill
Rudolpli, former manager ; pf
thc- l^iyi-UHl; A rti.^ts theatre. Was
givon lust .TuCvSday by moist" of .
the Uie.itre slnff tliat worked
u lie) or hini. ..\:
..Tiie. i-liaif 6t honor .Was. ya-
c.mt, iis Rudolph had been do- ;
liboratoly left :bvit of the in-
vitation" list. . ■ ' ; ' ' . ; ■ ;■: -
: And the former . yosmoh
roasted their absc'nt ex -chief
to- a crisp;:browh, . ; .
CJreat town, Chicago!
Chicago, Sept. 10.
Absence of "pink" ; pictures; from
.local thea;tres : for the ' past few
months Is only temporary. With the
censors continuing their severe atti-
tude. ..■■•:.■.;:-';..;■'■■■
"Modem Malderis"' (M-G-M) will
play the Chicago week after next
on an "adults only" censor order.
"Fast Life" (FN) goes into the
Oriental at the same time on a pink
ticket Both B, & K. houses.
Chi Gag
Chicago, Sept 10.
To. exploit current run of "Street
rJH 1 f 1" )^al^ Ifie^ SFaTe'-LakC^a
girl, Faith Fay, Is living on a plat-
fornd atop the theatre sign.
She's the same girl who hit all
the dailies recently .by running
around on the ledge of a northsidc
theatre roof and threatening to
Jump off If they bothered her.
Not saying who told her . to run
around the ledg6»
/ . . Washington, Sept. 10.
IjOuIs B;; Mayeir was back here
again last week. Getting to be a
regular monthly affair for .the:Metro
executive with the visit; alwkys ih-
cluding conferences with President
Hoover. This time it was a week-
end at the White Kfpuse. : Originaily
intended for . a trip, to the fishing
camp but the President called that
off and Mr. Mayer spent the time at
the White House.'
Prior to moving his bags from
the Mayflowe'c Hptfei to the execu-
tive .ihahsion Mr,, Mayer, had a din-
ner :js:iven in his honor by the Chi-
lean Ambassador. Night fblloTjving
Mayer entertained a' lot of officials
at the Willard. fOr another dinner.
With the Department -of Juistlce
delving; deep into the business rami-
fications: of ' the picture industry,-
local inference was that Mayer
eame in that connection. This he
eniphatically denies Stating that
"the whole thing is too delicate a
situation for me to modd'o in."
;Thif5.denial vvas. backed up by the
President's socrotary, George Aker-
son, who characterised the Mayer
visit, as. entirely "social." Mayer
amplified it by stating that this trip
he was discussihg the Palestine .sit-
uation with Mr. iloover and also
the political set up and develop-
mcnts In California. •
Asked as to his plans, if any,
when the physical rhorgcr of ITox
and lioew is completed, Mr. Mayer
stutiid that he has a contract with
Metro runriiiig until April, 1932.
When that cphtraot expires he will
step out of, the plctiire •.business;
Mr. Mayer stated.
No offer froni Tiffany -Stahl ha,s
been made to him. Mayor added,
arid if it should be he ; would hot
be : interested, Mr. Mayor seemed
much concerned in the hewspaper
reports of the minority stpckholdera
in Loew's going into court to ask
a lot pf question.s.'on the Fox. con-
trol buy. , .
When here pri a previous visit
Mayer stated he had khpwn ;nGth'-
ing of the Fox purchase of Loc-W's
and ■MctrP until reading of ,11 in
the dallies cpnil.ng into . Washing;-
toh that morning on the. train.
' . ; Dallas. Sept. 10.
; ■ "More; westerns; and iess tixlkera**
\va:s the cry of a mass • iiieeting . Of
Texas Motion .Picture I'lieatre
.Owners, ; indjes' iprganizatiohi held ,
here to thrast put, troubles between
the indies and the distributoi-s. ■
• Most of . pperatb'rs claimed thdt
the small tbwhs; of Texas crave ;'at
ieast one good western a.- week and '
don't . give a^ hoot • about all the
tailkcrs hia,de,. although; a . fair ; per-
centage admitted: that; 'their houses
are wired. Only one major p^^
ducer has We,stei'ns to pffer for the
coming -seasonj they. ^claimed./- At-
teriipts are. being made to get some,
■indie producer .to. throw at ilea
o.f the horse operas pn:'.th6-.mArlcet .
Many decried Tom Mix's dormant
spell while with a ciieus.v ;
' Col. H,. A.. Cole, .head of clique,
stated that, through /its tie-up with .
•Allied- StiJLtes; the M. P. T. 6. T.. has
sucpeeded. getting in oii R-iv-b's.
and TifEany-St'Uirs'. new franchlsei,
"with" a; inuch. more reasonable ,
proposition," and, also, RCA Photo-
phone has hew' talker equipment
i eady - for ..the, small town exhib'.s
needs and pOcketbpo'k. AH done, he
.said, to help the small indie. New
it - K- p a;hd "Tiffany f ranch ises ties
the indies gp for a five-year .spell,
with rental prices ranging from |9
to $25 piier fiim,. including score.
. Judge Claude Mc(3allum dissolved
the injunction. Which the indies. had
filed against the Dallas Film Board
of Trade, after alleging; the' distrib-
utors who comprise the board were
viplating antl-trUst laws. Injunc-
tion prohibited distributprs . from
demanding deposits on films and
also frpm "black balling" e.xhibs
with questionable istandlng.: Dpn
Douglas, secretary of the board, de-
manded that the' indies- iraise the
$1,000 bond they had to put up to
guarantee court costs, which Indies
refused. It caused Judge McCallum
to dissolve the Ihjtinfction.
A. J. Maroney, Indies' counsel,
has appealed case to . Fifth Coiirt
of Civil Appeals. The indies are hot
all satisfied With attempts at forced
arbitration oh part • of producers- .
distributors, which they claim is. in-
tended, to wipe out snriali town ex-
hibitors to give room for chains,
opinions to Which effect were voiced
plenty loud at the mass meeting;
Rain Floods New Orleans
Now brleanK,: .Scpti. lO..;
Torj-i-ntial rains rising to a. h''i^'l(t
of si'von foot in .s(jmo_: .sfLftliiris.
flooiled^'ew ^rU^unn .^irr,v . Satur
(lay rnorninff causing, los.s to loral
th'-atrc-.s tliat r'unjj into lii'jusanfl.^.
Jjnoyv'a ..Slate was the worst .•suf-
ferer. Its damage will uniouTit i,<.>
around $30,000. Many .'^iibijrh.in
housc.«! hard .hit, IJIM <'iij<'ni;!'<'r.
southern P.ar.'imo.nnl (■xi-cui is e. I'),-;
his new $0,000 r,iiv when it Wa*; d"i- j
P.
GOES ANTI-JEW
Westport,: Cohn., Sept. lO.
Pat Powers' swanky ; Tjon'g.shora
Beach and Country. Club in this
town which has already cost $800,-
.000,. is in a. turmoil :beca.u}je. the
board of dii^ciDtprvS: of the club have .
tui-ned. a.way from its doors such
prominent Jew^ as .Rube Goldberg;
l<Ya,nk.ii'il Pierce Adanis. iiigmund
Spfieth arid Montague Glass. . ; ;
• llichard - Con noli, . the h.u'm orl.st,
and John Held, .Ir., i/oth' member*
pf the . club, are leading a,, group ;
which says it \will . r.e.sign' uniesa
Jews are a;o.copted. . Cipfinell told the
directors: - ''-We are not Araij.s h6fe."
. When the club fir.st .opened the
•social directors invited rnany fine
Jewish families with other families
to ' join. ■ When tiio :directoi's . saw
tlieir club eiiekihi<, thoy suddfnly
lot down the bars and relurried the
Jewi.sh a'fjjilicfinLs their Jnohey. :
Tiro. Jf-ws uf 'W.estp.ijrt 'a-iul •Nor-'
walk are Ktirr^vl up, not bf.-eau-se ..
nwinberslilp has' been refrisri'l . but
Ijec.'tuse llif-y t"i-m the 'conl'usion a
prusH stnril-. '
■;, VIV MOSES AT LI'BEETY,.
Vui;if] Ml, ,•(•••, ai'i-'i- a. v.; ir with
l'ar;uii/iM(il iMi :(!;'> ('•■•»: ' :!,.• 'srory
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6
VARIETY !
PICTURES
Wednesday/ September 11, 19J89
Warners Go Into Court Against
Electrics with Pace^^^
Eithet all litigation between them
;will revert baiqk,. to the star chani-
\1bei: arbitration proceedings, specie
fied iii the contract between VitJi-
phone ai,nd Western Electrifi, br the
entire cbntroversey will be spread
ti Ron . the public . record of a court.
This is „the. stand taken by. tile
Warners and : Vitaphorie against
Western, ^Electrical Research Prod-
ucts and. American Telephone , and
Telegraph,
• , -In the brbtiiers' applic.ation for an
:injijnc.tion in Wilmington, Del., to
.restrain the electric plaintiffs In,
their - shot against Louis Gerard
'Pacent's cheaper talker equipment
hy seeking to discontinue use .of;
the same in over ICiO Stanley -the-
iLtres, the' Warfjers maintain: .
: That while they eotild Vjaye acted
(Ori. ■ th e C.0 u r t'.s '. decision wh ith . d iSr.
missed ■ the original -suits against
Pacent, , on the gjroiind that tiiere '
was a misjoinder of party plain-
. tiffs, they priefer to have the merits
of the case sif ted rather than: seek
dismissals on purely legal grounds. ..
. The Wairjiers contend that phould
the court consider the tliree elec-
trics of . similar stpck ' holding
idehtitieis to jiermit .thetn to siie as
an individual group,- then, the same
.relationship ; ehould stand for
Warners and Vitapiiqne.
If : thi5 is: done the Warners claim
thair under its contradt witii Vita-
phone the plaintiffs are bound to.
end- the suit against the. Stanley
Comriariy and settle it by the pre-
scribed arbitiratioh.
Accepted Royalty
. As for its attacks bri . Pacent the
Warners maintain; that the electrics
countenanced it by accepting rpy- .
alfics on this :i^ross Installations in
Warner .theatres. . This .gross in-
cludes ;besides Western arid Pacent
equipment also RadiOj it is main-
lained. /
Charges of ;f ayorltism and par-
tiality toward other producer
licensee? that wpuld "hamper and
cripple." the brothers' interests are
also made in defense of its istand
in using other eiquipment. .
That long ihy^tigation satisfied
the Warners that th© Pacent equip-
ment was ^equal in auality of t&-
production- ; to Western's device;
that study . of the patent situation
. conylnced' the brothers that Pacent
in. no Way infringed any of West
ei-n's talker patents, are also made.
.Western Electric iattorneys yes-
terday (Tuesday) mprning declared
that the Warner complaint, filed the
day ijefpre in Wilmington, Del., had
riot been served upon them. While
,they refused to ma.ke any comment,
it was Intihiated in other quarters
of the electric that tiie Warner
stand was to protect the Papent
talker, in which reports have conr
sistently credited the brothers with
having more than' passing interests.
.Lawyers for the brothers, however,
have been just as consistent in' de-
nying any afflliation other than
irsing the equipment 'because of
Western's dilatory measures in
providing Warner houises with the
eloctric's apparatus.
G. H. Rich, formei" patent counsel
for. Western Electric, is one of the
lawyers retained by the brbthers In
their ' first' open 'move agairist the
electric.;"- '•'■.•■ .
..ehica;go,';sept.' ;id. .
. Three- pictures in the Loop
last week used "Variety - in .
scenes. •
. They are '"Smiling Irish
Eyes" (F>J)i "Fast' Company"
(Par) arid "Dance of Lif«"
(■pt^r).. ^.
U'S NET 'WAY OFF
Six Months Shovv? $46,171 at Rate
, bf, $1;93;4-$651,133 vLa9t. Year.
Explanation of progressive de-
cline of .t7niv«rsal 8% preferred' bri,
the Stock Ekcharige came out w:ith
the profit and' loss Sitateriient of tile
cbmpariy for the six riionths to. May.
4, ■ feVeftled , a^^^ $46,171 after ail'
charges arid federal taxes, equdl to
$1.93 a share. Last year for the
same' period net was $651,133.
tJniversal preferred" has paid $8-
for years arid until it began to
slumEP 'liast •spring was looked upon
as. fairly standard. It held in the
high £iO's until February and since
has drbi)ped to a low of 68. Last
week if moved between 69 and 71%.
Last, 70.
CARBON AECS
"With the perfection of a choke
coil that elimiriates the commutator
ripple arid does away with the
rioisej carbon arc equipriient is
coming irito use.
. Carbon arcs are said to bring out
^he .fe.aturetj more cleaily and do.
not throw off the excessive heat
generated by the bulbs.
.i)AVE BUTLER'S PRESENT
■ . Los Angeles, Sept. 10.
More, sugar for David Butler is
provided in a new three-y^ar con-
tract, voluntarily presented the di-
tector by Pox.
, First sklary boost is $500.
:Lpis Moran and "Mammy"
Hollywood, Sept. 10.
, Lois Mdran has been loaned by
Fox to. play opposite Al Jolson in
"Mammy," original story, for War-
iiers.
Louise Dresser, also borrowed
from- same organization will sup-
port .with Hoba.rt Bosworth.
. Production started this. week.
DRUMMER SAVES GIRL
. Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Merlan Poole, drrimirier in the or-
chestra ' bri a • First .National set,
paved, Betty . Boyd from serious
burris when she^ stepped too near
aome bljgr inkie floor lamps.
Dressed as one of. the lilies In
•Lilies, of the Field," the flimsy ma-
: tcrial started to blaze. _ Poble jump-
ed arid put out the fire. Both were
, tre?ited at the studio emergency
hospital for minoi* injuries. The late
Martha Mansfield died from a simi-
lar accident a few years ago.
MISS MacDONALD ENGAGED
. . JlPliywo'od, Sopt .10.
Ji-anctte MacDonaUl is e.n.!;a.!;oa
•New York stpcii hrokoi' who ri'.'ichod
here yestordny after a rail and air
irip, a >d to Piiramount for two pic-
ture's, ■
. Mi.-^s MacDpnald's Paramount con-
tract for the fir.st picture to start
' April 1, next is at $2,C00 weekly.
Mr. Ritchie is he.re.for a few days
only. No date as yet has been set
tor the MacDonald weddine.
Cop Specialist for Roach
Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Edgar Kennedy, character come-
dlari,. is a new member of the Hal
Roach Rascals.
Specialty is cops.
. Here 'T\s- — Yours Very Truly
LITTLE JACK LITTLE
\ Known and Idolized by Millions .
In the ceriter of populutibn stands
the Natiprial's grieatest radio station,
WL'W, Cincinnati, Ohio. Ninety per
cent of the listericrs' iri q.re theatre-
goers. .
You, Mr, Manager, will profit by
the . tremendous :air publicity yours
very truly will' derive from' . this
source.
PAm MSYtAKEi}¥ER
RCA^SlMiUC STUDIO
Althbugh Pathe win move Irito the
RCA studio on 24th street Oet.; 1,
simply as a space renter, it is be-
lieved RCA will step out eventually
in Pathe's favor. Studio has been
costly for RCA with laboratory ex-
penses there having consumed over
$2,000,000, It is said. Very little pro-
duction has been done so far on the
premiises.
Pathe's eastern production sched-
ule is heavy, whereas RCA's. sub-
sidiary. Radio Pictures, is limited
to shbrts in the east. With the
Pathe-Shubert deal set Pathe would
be handicapped if forced to functiori
as a space-reriting co-tenant.
Robert T. Karie's defiection to
Paris as production head of the
Franco -RKO deal Just consurii-
mated leaves open the post of pro-
ducer for Pathe In the east.
Lois Moran- Jolson?
Hollywood, Sept. 10.
Warners are negotiating with Fox
to borrow Lois Moran to play op-
posite AA Jolson in "Mammy."
JOEY RAY GOES EAST
Los Angeles, Sept. 10.
Although getting several fingers
in and being off to a start up the
Hollywood ladder, Joey Ray has
left for the east answering Earl
Carroll's summons to fulfill previous
coritractural engagements.
Ray has a two-year contract with
Carroll.
At Theatre as Rebuke to
Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 10.
; After^a siiccessiori of "stlrik-bpmb'< throwing iri local theatres,
cau.slng^l the .closing of brie,- the Kokomo Dispatch itrinted an appeal
to citizens on its -front pafee. - It urged, the public .td support the
Isis theatre ais a riebuke to the bbriibers. ' : . v
• One of the local houses has been engaged ih'^a struggle, with the
Kokomo bp.eratojrs' union. ..':...
'■ The Dispatch .said : •
Started Here!
The. black cowards who let go the stench bomb in a theatre
. here last night challenged the constitutional rights and personal .
liberty of every person in kokomo.
The. question is a simple one! Are 'forty to fifty thousand
.people who attend the theatres in Kokbrho going io be bluffed -
by a bigoted coward and two or three associates who have at>
tem pted to int im idate thC; community ? Ihdividud^l liberty is thus
; threatened, property . rights are jeopard rzed. Hovv long, will
. public opinion tolerate such ah affront?
Every man, woman and .child Who has appreciation .of wha^
they inherited at the cost of the blood of their ancestors from
. the Magna Charta, the Declaration of Independence, the Coristi-
tution and' the Bill of Rights will at:tend their favorite theatre
, this week even if so criispled as to .make it necessary to go in. a '
y/heel chair, or on~ crultches.'
.Our. age is too enlightened to stand for subh racketeefing in.
Kokomo. In a community of this size. we should be spared such
excrescences from a few minds muddled by a false serise of .
their power and following. When they are taught that the
public does, not sympathize with them they will turn their ac-
tivity to more /constructive channels.
^Meanwhile, . The Dispatch will guarantee that the obnoxious
' . odor.has been eradicated at the (sis theatre,' arid that a trlily en- •
joyabje program awaits'those. who will register protest against
interference with their liberty by attending the theatres here.
The' bad ' little boys who' throw stink bombs don't want you to .
attend. .
Why not show them?
-'J
4B. fi IL Houses^]^
0 Loss to
NEW 1,200-SEAT HOUSE
DESIGNED FOR FEMMES
Portland, Ore., Sept. 10.,
New Alder opened last week,
quieter and in more reserved style
of Italian rennalssance in lobby ap-
pointments. House, operated by
Fox arid J. J. Parker, will have a
"wbnian's appeal" policy. Idea, is
to run -films for femmes for matipee
trade.
Seats, abbut 1,200. Exterior wrapr
ped up In neon tubirig after modern
style of the local rialto.
PLASTOGRAPH'S JUDGMENT
Confesses for $2,323 in Favor of
Landlord for Rent
HELEN KSISER"
Many Pt.^pc star."^ df sortod F..r.oad\vay for ITollyirVOod, hut it foil to tho
lot of Jh'lcn to !>(• draftcid by ii-K-Q to play hor ori^rin'ol part iri"RlO
RITA." Tlic. camera and "mike" "were exceedingly kind to hor and R-K-O
have . give 11 her' a long term contract' with stardorii one of the clausies.
After the pro-viOwirig pang caught her thoy immediately declared her a
natural for iiioturos and she wa.s immediately cast to play in "The Night
Parade" iunl idno iri "Tan Lcips.". Hor Inst Broadway appearance v>'f).s
with AViil KoKcr.M and Dorothy Stone in "Three Cheers," which ran ^.t the
Globe for 8 months.
The Plastogi-aph Film Labora-
tories, Inc., consented to a judgment
for $2,323 in the New York City
Court in favor of the Lloyd Film
storage Corp.
Judgment- Is based on a five-year
lease to "Plastograph of a fioor at
161 Ha,rrls avenue, Long Island City,
two small offices on the sixth fioor
Of 132 West 46th street, and vault
space in Long Island City, at a
rental beginning at -$5,500 a year
and increasing $250 a year until it
reached $6,506.
.' .The Plastograph company -was
sued for the rent from, March to
July last.
lOED SUPERVISmG
; Hollywood, Sept.. 10.'
. Robert "Lord; .scehfirist at War-
ners, has been transferred to First
National, . to. function as a produc-
tion ^supervisor* ■
His present, assigntrients arc
"Lpo.se : Ankles'* and . : • "Playing
Around."
Lillian Gish's Film
Hollywood, Sopt. 10.
: Aftoi: ..cori.sidcr.ing .several . pKiys
and nbyol.?!', Lillian Gish will. return
to United Artists after an absence
of two yoar,s to be starrbd in ''Tlic
Swan" -by Franz. IiIoln;ir.
"^CoiTnurTra^^^
arid ilaric D^ossior in sui)povt, with
Paul Stein directing.
Lityan Tashman's Menace
Hollywood, Sept! 10.
Lilyan Ta.shman goes to United
Artists as the femmo menace in
Harry Richman's pictyre, "Play
Boy."
" . Chicago, Sept. 10.
Sound pictures wiii spell a $225,«i
000 profit this, year for fo-ur.B; & K.
houses which last year showed a
250 grand loss.
This is the prediction of Dave
Balaban, general nianager for B. &
K. sound houses in Chicitgo.- The
places which will- go from red to
black on ■, the ledger are the Nor«
shore jand Riviera on the north Sid€^ .
the Harding on the northwest side,
and the. To\yer on the south side;: / '
Under Balaban's s u p e r v i. s i ap, !
silent film in these four hb.uses.wafl'
replaced by sourid product, arid
stage shows were elimiriated. Ins
stead of the latter, Ralaban has in-
augurated lO^minute intermis.>-)on9'
betweeri. pictures,, lobby entertal.n*
ment, and even lobby matinee teas.
The profits, Balaban pointed out,,
will come In decreased operating
costs— costs topheavy in the past
becau.se of elaborate stage presenta-
tions. ■
Sound was ih.'itallcd in the four
houses in April. The Hai-ding is an
old B. K. theatre. R-K-O re-
tains a 50% interest in the Riviera,
Tower and Norshore.
Sheldon at Par's L. I,
Fineman Out; 5 As; Pro.
Hollywood, ^
E. Lloyd Sheldon has been ap
pointed .associate producer at th^ .
Paramoimt Long Island fjtudio. .He
leaves hejre tO-\va.rd. 'end- of . month. '
Sheldon is to make eigiit pictures
for the season's .program. He ' has
been .with Paramount', over, five
yeiars, ^ having held a ' simijai' post
at the Long Island: plant u'f) to' the
time it closed three years ago and
then comingf here.
. With Sheldon going east and B.- j
P.' Fineman leaving the jilant hefe,
la.«!t .wtelv,- the .nuri-ilior of associ6-te
producers wa.'i reduced to fiv®*
Aides E. P. -.Sliulborg n'ow h'^''..^",
that capacity arc Dave j^olznicK, J.
C. Bnchnian, LoUis t). Lighton, Bcn-
nio Iliod.man arid AT Kaufn-i'in,
""Do r1 s'^'Da WSSrr Struc k-
. Lo.s -ArigoU'S, S«'Pt. 10' ^
i)orifj . Duwson . whs s<'rioU.«l>^ >rt'
jufed when .«truo,k down l.y an atiW
while cros.«ing .street. Shi.> wa.« tal^*'*
to.theaiollywriQd H.ospital. s.iid
have Eufitaini'd concu.«.«ion of, tW
brain,, three frartu rod liV?. .a?"
other minor Injuric'.
' Is free lance scroop actress,
Wednesday* $eptember ll» 1929
P I C tUR E S
VARIETY
Sound News Recrintiiig Huskies
To Match Park Row Photo Arabs
: ' Thousands of feet of talUcr hews
fllm, perfect in rocording: aiicf light-
ing, thrUling and inspiririff in seehic
quality, are monthly being junked.
1)3'' ; qyttihgr; room editors who acr
company the. ■ cdndemhatlon With
profanity. The. fury in the.; film
editoria} r.o.bm ia mild compared to
the occasion for it. . AH due to the.
. ■'^ena.ts" of the lens© field. .
. By mem.bers of the flea family,
neWsceel talker" nien mean the light-.
' box carryinef geritiry of the .dailies ;
■liirhd ca;h ciiss and. scamper, away ;
vrh^ crawl intO; spots where, a big
talker truck ca"n . pnly gaipe from £1
distahce; who' suddenly pop up be-^
fore: a talker canriei*a and streak the'
. prin t ; who . catcdll into a mike when
a bit .of valuable ; interview is
Bpartcing.- back' into . the yan. But,
. worst of all, the. certain specie of
'. "giriat'* \vho may shout an. ugly
phrase, blunt remarkj- or embarrass
■ or; anger . the persbnage being in-
tieryiewed; and spoil thfe recordi.;
; lt\s reaching the • point, 'according
to ne^wsreel' editors,; where i>roducers
are hirihg- Strong tirm-.^m^^^ tO; acV
.com party their: trucks on ; assign:?
- jriehts .where it is; known th© news-
piper camera horde will. bie ori hand
. - (Genteel .'Boys Qui .. .
These brawny boys . iire feplacihg
the genteel lads . the newsrep;
people at first employed; They tound
that .the : white . collar boysf . .were
ii)eat for th<i ro'wdy downtown
bunch u that the rcjgular, crew was
helpless^ each man being forced to
remain at his. station, or. sacrifice
.'the ;. assignmerit by entering. . the
• inelee, :''-- ,:• .'.
•Now . the ..muscled fellow^ and
.Fox,- especially, has recruited these,
steps oiit when . the honorable siib
> ject. is approaching^ .An. impressive
^rlp .on the arm* a, declarative word,
and.ii.n eloquent gestute of the free
left among the jpckeyirtg. ligiit box
hbldei's, at .iieast gets' the sound op
>rator to the required distance froni
his truck.'s..lense. .
At this point, with 15 to 18 trucks
fbrmlng an arena and a chance ; for
each to come in on the work of the
IndlvidUalr : the "gnats" suddenly
Spring up. between; caTayanS' arid
rush to the fore. Frona €D to and
mbrie. they flood the' ar^a hoisily,
telling .the ylctinx not. tp . talk but to
sniile; to move this way and that.
■. ■ ■ ■ Gum" the. ■ Works-
Tilm men claim that ttieir' still
■ contemporaries . reqiiirid as; much
time in exposing th^lr five or six
plates as. the cra;nking and speech
recbrdine job of : the truck, ' And
■ both; branches appreciate the psy-
chology of hiiiving leaid crack;, that
the average subject,, unless he is a
seasoned ppliticiah, will tire after
the. first shuttle clicking or crank
■ihg. ■ ,v .
Film editors say they see no. way
out of the. trouble other than in ak-
ing ah example of 'some of the
Silentees. They feel they are at a
disadvantage now and that, no
agreemont with the nevirspaper
gang would he -worth the pape^ . it
was on once the daily photo hounds
Eot on the scene.
On the other side of the bar, the
on^-shot* guys-- have . their own
.tortures. : Fighting among, them
sol vies before talkers were thought
of anTi looked db^wii upon" by .. tTie
older new.spapermen, the carrier of
.the light box .has often -been rtxade
an unduly .agg;resslye creature. : :^ ~
With the electric bandwagons
crowding Out all; vieW, what else, he
: arerues, has he to. dp but' tb go over
.<;he; top .and crash. ^
. Eminent public y persbnages , alsb
can be so'rlbUsly ■ affected in ihore
ways than just torn clothing, if they
consistently snub either clan. .
^ The boys admit they've got
themselves. Int*. .a tou^h spot all
around and it's just a matter of
proving who can be the toughest.
McCORMACK'S STORY
IKE WHITEMAN'S AND D
. : "Sea Wolf" McLaglen
>.^°^ '^J^s purchased 'Jack Londbn's
^^ThG Soa: Wolf.: as starring pic-
ture for Victor McLaglon.
Story has been- d.onb twice ih.
silent form.
■rV^n':!^''^^^"'^^ was mad^ froJnt^JD ave
. ■"'om-(j.-s and Italph Ince. . ^
Al Cohn Directing
Holly wood, Sept. 10.
M Tohn . will direct as .well as
Write and supervise shorts for War-
I'^irst fliroctoriat effort will be "All
*>iuare:"
Mres Stopped^^
Dolores. Dei Rio made it
plenty tough for the : United
Artists publicity department
. when getting off . a transconti- :
rtental train at Pittsburgh '
wlthpuf notifying the press, de--'
partment which 'meari-while bad.
a battery of cameramen^ newsf '
paper' popple vahd Brookiyh
citizens at the New York Penn-
sylvania depot. Star was to
: make a personal appearance
Tbursday: ih: Brooklyn with..
"Evangeline" arid later tp at- :
. tend .a bariqtiet gi ven as a civip .
event in cpnriection with a new-
. Loew house.. .
; United . . Artists had to-, do .
; beaucoup alibing for Dblores.
' Teddy Joyce, reported flarice
of Miiss Del iFtip, 13 ; in Pitts-p
burgh. •
OmsSCHENCit^AIN
IN LOEW SALE TO FOX
Action^, started: Ih: the New Tbrk
;Supr?nie ; G.oifr't to ■ dete;rriiine : the
rhariner In Wfiich .William • Fox '..a.Cr'
■quiired control of Loew's, inc.,; last
March;. -vvas set in mbtion by lEdwiri
M; , Stantpri, lawyer, of .. Plan dome,
liongy Island,: holding 300 shares of
iioew stPck, ■who; claims also tb/rep- "
resent other miriprity 'fiharehoiders.
A. motion to examine Nicholas . M.
Schehck, presidenl • bf . Xpew's ;-. Da-
vid Bernstein, Vice-president, and.
Arthur M, Loewri treasurer/ riariied
as '^efendants ih; the ..actlph;; will
be .IVejird . Friday, tbopold Friednian,
cpurisel for Loew's, will oppose the
action^
Stanton charges ;that the defend-
ants arranged the Fpix-Loe\^ deal
s^retiy and. made a large ^prpfit. for
themselves, . relatives and friends,"
whiie the minority stockholders,
were left chilled. - He further de-
blares that the defendants prbyerited
tiPew's from being sold tp either
RkO or "garner . Bros., bbth of .-vyhprn
fought " to bUy - control of the cpr-:
^bratipn bbf ore it" passed to , Fox,'
' Others whom Stantph, wishfes ex-
amined before he files a specific
cpmplaint; are. Willia;rn Fox, Saul :E..
Rogers, Fox ' vice-president .and
counsel; :-Lieoi)bld Friednian/ secre--
tary and counsel for Loew's; David
WaWield anid Lee Shubert, directors
of -Loew's; Joseph . .Schenck;: Ber-'
traini Nayfack; Attiiio H. Gianriihl,
banker; ..Charles E.. iCUrtls; . banker;
r>avid Sai-npif ; • Hirani :S. .Brpwnv
preside:nt of IIKO; Harry sM>^^^W
rier; , \V'addili Catchirigs, ^banker;
Lbuls- Ifi. Rpthchild, broker, aiid Al-
pho'rise Shplare, broker.
In his affidavit tiie coinpjainanf
states that the defendants, Scherick,
•Berristeih khd Arthur Loew, induced
eerta.iri Common stockholders, par-
ticularly friendly members of the
board pf directors; to accept ap-
proximately $102.50 a share for de-
livery of/ their Loe-w stock. 'JThis
stock, together with the stock' held
by. the^ defendants, .Avas . then .passed
as a unit to Fox for. approximately
$125- a share. Stantpri clairiis that
the price paid' for control of Lpev^'s
by , Fox. -was far above the riiarket
price,; shares selling, on the New.
York Stock Exchange'.: at pi'csent
around $.60 and .never, higher than
$84.50 during the present .year.
Right to iBenefit
Leo pbld; • Fri ed iriin , : spcaic i ng " f or
Nick Schenck , yesterday, said: !
"Nothing was done in .tlie sale to
Fox to .justify a suit by a minority
stockholder. The Loew fairiily, as
well as others who profited, by th